Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Janie
Endangered
Down 90.9% from peak
Peak era
1947
Peak births
1,845
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Janie
How many people are named Janie?
An estimated 33,206 living Americans are named Janie.
How rare is Janie?
Janie is uncommon among babies today, with 168 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 90.9% from its 1947 peak.
How old is the typical Janie?
The median age of a living American named Janie is approximately 63 years, with most bearers falling between 41 and 73 years old.
Is Janie still popular?
No. Janie is endangered as a baby name, down 90.9% from its 1947 peak with 168 births in 2025.
Where is Janie most common?
Janie has its strongest geographic signal in South Carolina, where it appears 9.8× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19472025
Peak year
1947
Decline from peak
90.9%
2025
168
All-time
75,598
Where it lives now
Janie is most concentrated in South Carolina — about 6.8× the national rate in the 1930s.
States where Janie is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.