Janie
Janie is a feminine given name, often a diminutive form of Jane, and a nickname. It may refer to:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Janie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Janie is a feminine given name, often a diminutive form of Jane, and a nickname. It may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Janie
The earliest SSA record of Janie as a baby girl name dates back to 1880, when 96 babies received it. 1947 was its biggest year on record, with 1,845 newborns named Janie — #161 in the national rankings. As of 2026, Janie ranks #1,466 for baby girls with 149 births, gradually rising (+14%). All told, over 76K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Janie
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Janie. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Janie
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Janie Allan (1868–1968), Scottish suffragette
- Janie Porter Barrett (1865–1948), American social reformer, educator and welfare worker
- Janie Bradford (born 1939), American songwriter
- Katherine Jane Bryant (born 1974), American television costume designer known professionally as Janie Bryant
- Janie Dee (born 1962), English actress and singer
- Katherine Ellice (1813–1864), British diarist and artist
- Janie Finlay , Australian politician
- Janie Fricke (born 1947), American country music singer
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Names that sound like Janie
Phonetically similar names — useful when Janie is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Janie
Janie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 76K births in the dataset. Janie's peak popularity came in 1947 when it ranked #133. Use the chart and map above to compare Janie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.