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Janay

100% girls · 15 born in 2025

Janay has been given to about 5,832 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1987, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 5,723
Median age today33 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Janay per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1987 · 596
  • Born in 202515
  • All time5,832

How popular is Janay?

Its best year was 1987, when 596 babies were given the name, ranking 388th. The typical living American called Janay is about 33 years old today.

Names that sound like Janay

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jana0.75
  2. Janna0.71
  3. Janey0.71
  4. Janae0.70
  5. Jada0.60
  6. Jayna0.60
  7. Janiah0.60
  8. Janiyah0.58

Middle names for Janay

Ranked by flow score
  1. Janay Eve0.80
  2. Janay Elizabeth0.78
  3. Janay Anne0.78
  4. Janay Rose0.77
  5. Janay Louise0.77
  6. Janay Pearl0.76

Sibling names for Janay

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mallorysister · 0.85
  2. Sashasister · 0.84
  3. Alvarobrother · 0.83
  4. Dariusbrother · 0.82
  5. Biancasister · 0.81
  6. Zachariahbrother · 0.81

Where Janay is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Janay Anderson0.74
    2. Janay White0.72
    3. Janay Reyes0.72
    4. Janay Nguyen0.72
    5. Janay Moore0.72
    6. Janay Lee0.72

    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 Janay

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

    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.