Janes — boys' name

What the Data Says About Janes

The Social Security Administration has registered 358 babies named Janes between 1912 and 1985, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Janes currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Janes performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Janes shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Janes 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 358 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.