Feminine dossier · first seen 1952
Janay
Endangered
Down 97.5% from peak
Peak era
1987
Peak births
596
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Janay
How many people are named Janay?
An estimated 5,646 living Americans are named Janay.
How rare is Janay?
Janay is very rare among babies today, with 15 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 97.5% from its 1987 peak.
How old is the typical Janay?
The median age of a living American named Janay is approximately 32 years, with most bearers falling between 24 and 38 years old.
Is Janay still popular?
No. Janay is endangered as a baby name, down 97.5% from its 1987 peak with 15 births in 2025.
Where is Janay most common?
Janay has its strongest geographic signal in District of Columbia, where it appears 13.4× more often than the national baseline.
1952Peak 19872025
Peak year
1987
Decline from peak
97.5%
2025
15
All-time
5,832
Where it lives now
Janay is most concentrated in District of Columbia — about 13.4× the national rate in the 1990s. It also runs high in Maryland.
States where Janay is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.