Name Legacy

Janese

Recorded 1935–2018 · United States

Janese was most popular in 1961, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,150 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,111 people named Janese.

Most popular in1961
Rank that year#3,150
Births that year35
Total since 18801,111
Given to100% girls

Janese over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Janese’s peak in 1961. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Janese a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Janese is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,111 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.

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