Recorded 1980–2007 Girls' name Peak 1997 120 births

Janei — girls' name

120 babies named Janei in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s331990s442000s43

The verdict

120 girls have been named Janei since 1980, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2007.

120
total births
1980–2007
years on record
1990s
peak decade
37%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Janei was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

9 babies were named Janei in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Janei

The Social Security Administration has registered 120 babies named Janei between 1980 and 2007, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Janei currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Janei performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Janei shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Janei in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 120 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Janei at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

120

Since 1980

28 years of records

Peak year

1997

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1980

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2007

Janei popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1980

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1997)
9
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
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Janei by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
44 births that decade — 37% of Janei's all-time total
1980s331990s442000s43

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janei?
120 babies have been named Janei since 1980. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1997 with 9 births.
When was Janei most popular?
Janei was most popular in the 1990s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Janei been used?
Janei has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 28 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Janei?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Janet, Janice, Jane, Janie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1980–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.