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Janie

Pronounced JH EY1 N IY0 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1947
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Janie?

Janie is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 80,703 children — the 422nd most common girls' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1947, when 1,953 children were given it.

05001,0001,5002,00018901920195019802010
1947Girls: 1,953Boys: 8

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
JH EY1 N IY0
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

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

Names like Janie

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

Sibling names for Janie

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

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Janie?
Janie ranks 422nd among girls' names in US records, with 80,703 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,733.
Is Janie a unisex name?
No. Janie is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Janie most popular?
1947, when 1,953 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.