Baby name

Janay

Girl

Short-lived name

Janay peaked in 1987, when 1 baby in 6,049 was given the name. The decline was steep: births are now 97% below the peak. Its rank in 2025: No. 7131. 36% of all babies named Janay since 1880 were born in the 1990s.

5,832births since 1880

1980sgeneration

No. 387rank at its peak, in 1987

Where babies named Janay are born

1987

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The darker the blue, the more common Janay is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Janay is most common in Florida (2.4 times), New York (1.9) and Michigan (1.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Jana 46,185
Janae 18,052
Janey 5,044
Janaya 3,965
Janai 3,099

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