Is Janaye a boy or girl name?

Janaye is a girl’s name. Of the 955 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Janaye

Recorded 1976–2022 · United States

Janaye was most popular in 1990, when 48 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,053 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 955 people named Janaye.

Janaye over time

Births per year. The dot marks Janaye’s peak in 1990. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Janaye a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Janaye is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 955 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Janaye

Where Janaye is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 6.1×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org