Janey Name Popularity

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How popular is Janey?

In 2018 the rare name Janey, ranked the 4,784th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Janey is currently less popular.

Position 796, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1945.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1947 with 108 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Janey was less than 5, most recently in 1909.

Approximately during the years 1911-1914, 1916-1919, 1931-1935, 1942-1947, and 1984-1988, the name Janey took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1966-1969.

The popularity trend for Janey has been moving downward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Janey for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Janey?

Currently, the name is at a low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Janey is very unique and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Janey (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		28	4,784
2017		32	4,418
2016		39	3,873
2015		34	4,247
2014		43	3,609
2013		51	3,194
2012		32	4,532
2011		32	4,491
2010		33	4,438
2009		38	4,052
2008		57	3,031
2007		32	4,604
2006		48	3,384
2005		44	3,428
2004		39	3,707
2003		39	3,623
2002		47	3,079
2001		36	3,657
2000		43	3,182
1999		40	3,208
1998		38	3,249
1997		37	3,187
1996		38	3,108
1995		43	2,804
1994		53	2,425
1993		34	3,316
1992		40	2,938
1991		53	2,398
1990		58	2,213
1989		52	2,289
1988		59	2,022
1987		35	2,799
1986		30	3,080
1985		35	2,720
1984		25	3,361
1983		32	2,737
1982		41	2,385
1981		40	2,423
1980		34	2,711
1979		32	2,751
1978		41	2,247
1977		40	2,271
1976		45	1,976
1975		32	2,476
1974		27	2,707
1973		38	2,100
1972		42	1,951
1971		40	2,080
1970		27	2,665
1969		26	2,606
1968		41	1,866
1967		37	1,932
1966		49	1,606
1965		41	1,780
1964		63	1,424
1963		70	1,325
1962		69	1,337
1961		80	1,237
1960		62	1,397
1959		79	1,203
1958		60	1,368
1957		88	1,119
1956		100	1,026
1955		92	1,050
1954		83	1,082
1953		98	959
1952		98	939
1951		70	1,110
1950		86	985
1949		100	880
1948		95	892
1947		108	844
1946		97	840
1945		90	796
1944		55	1,056
1943		54	1,096
1942		46	1,167
1941		49	1,045
1940		42	1,123
1939		35	1,251
1938		43	1,105
1937		36	1,209
1936		37	1,173
1935		38	1,145
1934		33	1,248
1933		18	1,869
1932		22	1,652
1931		16	2,065
1930		14	2,360
1929		19	1,915
1928		30	1,444
1927		24	1,746
1926		26	1,643
1925		33	1,428
1924		17	2,251
1923		22	1,866
1922		18	2,149
1921		26	1,700
1920		22	1,849
1919		28	1,499
1918		14	2,436
1917		17	2,048
1916		16	2,074
1915		20	1,703
1914		19	1,510
1913		14	1,635
1912		10	1,904
1911		6	2,321
1910		5	2,584
1909		< 5	--
1908		< 5	--
1907		5	2,207
1906		5	2,077
1905		7	1,606
1904		< 5	--
1903		< 5	--
1902		< 5	--
1901		< 5	--
1900		7	1,646
1899		5	1,718
1898		8	1,309
1897		< 5	--
1896		< 5	--
1895		< 5	--
1894		5	1,584
1893		< 5	--
1892		< 5	--
1891		< 5	--
1890		< 5	--
1889		< 5	--
1888		< 5	--
1887		< 5	--
1886		9	798
1885		< 5	--
1884		5	1,087
1883		< 5	--
1882		< 5	--
1881		< 5	--
1880		< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.