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Janie

Janie is currently the #1326 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 168 babies. Momentum is clearly positive: five years ago it ranked #1781, now it sits at #1326. Looking at the full record since 1880, Janie hit its all-time high of #133 in 1882, when 134 girls were given the name. State by state, Virginia leads the way at #704.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1326
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#133
in 1882 (1880s)
Babies in 2025
168
girls named Janie

Janie popularity, 1880–2025

0.034%0.068%0.10%0.14%18801900192019401960198020002020#133 in 1882
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1882

Where Janie is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Janie in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Janie in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Janie in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Janie in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Janie in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Janie in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Janie in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Janie in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Janie in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Janie in 2025WI—Michigan: #1210 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)MI#1210New York: #1654 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1654Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Janie in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Janie in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Janie in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Janie in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Janie in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Janie in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Janie in 2025IA—Illinois: #1113 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#1113Indiana: #1032 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IN#1032Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Janie in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: #871 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)PA#871New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Janie in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Janie in 2025CT—California: #1948 (10 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1948Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Janie in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Janie in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Janie in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Janie in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Janie in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Janie in 2025WV—Virginia: #704 (10 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)VA#704Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Janie in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Janie in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Janie in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Janie in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Janie in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Janie in 2025AR—Tennessee: #813 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#813North Carolina: #905 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#905South Carolina: #773 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)SC#773District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Janie in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Janie in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Janie in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Janie in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Janie in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Janie in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Janie in 2025HI—Texas: #1062 (26 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#1062Florida: #1243 (11 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1243
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Virginia (#704), South Carolina (#773), Tennessee (#813)

Uniqueness score

56/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Janie in the most recent year of SSA data.

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