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Janai

97% girls · 47 born in 2025

Janai has been given to about 3,193 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2006, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,153
Median age today23 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Janai per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2006 · 118
  • Born in 202547
  • All time3,193

How popular is Janai?

Its best year was 2006, when 118 babies were given the name, ranking 1812th. The typical living American called Janai is about 23 years old today. It is relatively most common in Georgia, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Janai

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sanai0.85
  2. Janay0.81
  3. Jana0.70
  4. Sarai0.70
  5. Janae0.70
  6. Janna0.66
  7. Jai0.65
  8. Janey0.61

Middle names for Janai

Ranked by flow score
  1. Janai Catherine0.84
  2. Janai Rose0.83
  3. Janai Marie0.83
  4. Janai Grace0.83
  5. Janai Louise0.83
  6. Janai Claire0.82

Sibling names for Janai

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Palomasister · 0.90
  2. Misaelbrother · 0.90
  3. Ilianasister · 0.90
  4. Hanasister · 0.90
  5. Alonsobrother · 0.90
  6. Tracebrother · 0.89

Where Janai is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Georgia0.01%
  2. Florida0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Janai Reyes0.78
  2. Janai Nguyen0.78
  3. Janai Moore0.78
  4. Janai Lee0.78
  5. Janai Hall0.78
  6. Janai Green0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Janai

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025

Janai across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.