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Baby name

Janie

Girl

Origin of the name

Janie is a pet form of Jane.

Classic name

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1947 was its best year: 1,845 births, or 1 baby in 1,952. Few fads, plenty of staying power: it appears in 146 years out of 146. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 1326.
75,598births since 1880
1940sgeneration
No. 161rank at its peak, in 1947

Where babies named Janie are born

1947

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

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Janie is most common in South Carolina (5.8 times), Mississippi (3.1) and Texas (2.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Names from the same era

Lynda · Dianne · Janis · Lana · Sue · Paulette

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