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Janes

Masculine

1912high 1928
Rare todaygiven to only a few children a year
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Janes entered the US charts in 1912, peaked at #2048 in 1928, is rarely given in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.

How old is the name Janes?

Janes first appears in US birth records in 1912 — 113 years ago. The typical Janes alive today was born around 1940, making them about 85 years old. About 200 people named Janes are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Janes most popular?

Janes peaked in 1928, reaching #2048 nationally. See the whole 1928 chart.

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What the data says

The long climb, and where it stands now

BOYS NAMED · 1912–2025158015619121985

US babies named Janes per year from 1912 to 2025
AVERAGE RANK BY DECADE#1#10#100#1000#20481910s1980s

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded
1912
Most boys named
192815 — the highest on record
Peak rank
#2048reached in 1928
Change vs 1983
0.0%6 in 1985, from 6
Janes sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 1928, with 15 boys. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Janess among us

200

people named Janes are estimated to be alive in the US today

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

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Is it right for you

Fashion outlook

Janes sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.

Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them

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Frequently asked

How many Janess are there in the world?
No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 200 people named Janes are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How popular is the name Janes in 2025?
Janes is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
Will my child share the name Janes with classmates?
Janes will almost certainly be the only one in school.

More J names

The most-given names starting with J, all years combined.

James#6 · John#23 · Joseph#29 · Joshua#66 · Jason#165 · Jacob#43 · Jeffrey#552 · Jonathan#89

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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology

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