Feminine dossier · first seen 1939
Janae
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2000
Peak era
2000
Peak births
589
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Janae
How many people are named Janae?
An estimated 17,462 living Americans are named Janae.
How rare is Janae?
Janae is uncommon among babies today, with 122 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 79.3% from its 2000 peak.
How old is the typical Janae?
The median age of a living American named Janae is approximately 27 years, with most bearers falling between 18 and 36 years old.
Is Janae still popular?
Not especially. Janae has been declining since its 2000 peak and registered 122 births in 2025.
Where is Janae most common?
Janae has its strongest geographic signal in Utah, where it appears 47.1× more often than the national baseline.
1939Peak 20002025
Peak year
2000
Decline from peak
79.3%
2025
122
All-time
18,052
Where it lives now
Janae is most concentrated in District of Columbia — about 8.5× the national rate in the 1990s.
States where Janae is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.