Feminine dossier · first seen 1884

Janey

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Janey
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1947

Peak rank proxy

108

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1884Peak 19472024

Peak year

1947

Decline from peak

65.7%

2024

All-time

4,999

Janey has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1947, when 108 girls were named Janey.

In 2024, only 37 girls were given the name.

Down 65.7% from its peak.

All told, about 4,999 Americans have been named Janey and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1884.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationBoomer

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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