Is Janene a boy or girl name?

Janene is a girl’s name. Of the 3,545 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Name Legacy

Janene

Recorded 1929–2012 · United States

Janene was most popular in 1970, when 231 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,191 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,545 people named Janene.

Janene over time

Births per year. The dot marks Janene’s peak in 1970. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Janene a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Janene is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,545 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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 Janene

Where Janene is most concentrated

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

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