Feminine dossier · first seen 1960
Janai
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2006
Peak era
2006
Peak births
113
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Janai
How many people are named Janai?
An estimated 3,030 living Americans are named Janai.
How rare is Janai?
Janai is very rare among babies today, with 41 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 63.7% from its 2006 peak.
How old is the typical Janai?
The median age of a living American named Janai is approximately 23 years, with most bearers falling between 14 and 32 years old.
Is Janai still popular?
Not especially. Janai has been declining since its 2006 peak and registered 41 births in 2025.
Where is Janai most common?
Janai has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 2.4× more often than the national baseline.
1960Peak 20062025
Peak year
2006
Decline from peak
63.7%
2025
41
All-time
3,099
Where it lives now
Janai is most concentrated in New York — about 2.0× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Janai is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.