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Janae

Pronounced JH AE1 N EY1 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 2000
  • 86 years in use
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How popular is Janae?

Janae is a girls' name, and first appears in 1939. It has been given to 18,564 children — the 966th most common girls' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 49% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2000, when 618 children were given it.

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2000Girls: 618Boys: 0

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
JH AE1 N EY1
Stress pattern:
11
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Janae

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Janae

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Janae?
Janae ranks 966th among girls' names in US records, with 18,564 births since 1939. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,075.
Is Janae a unisex name?
No. Janae is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Janae most popular?
2000, when 618 children were given the name. It has been in use for 86 years and is still recorded as of 2024.