Is Janney a boy or girl name?

Janney is a girl’s name. Of the 1,029 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Janney

Recorded 1947–2025 · United States

Janney was most popular in 2013, when 224 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,992 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,389, with 23 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,029 people named Janney.

Janney over time

Births per year. The dot marks Janney’s peak in 2013. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Janney a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Janney is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,029 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 Janney

Where Janney 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