Janie

Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: Hebrew — Short form of Jane

Girl's name · #1329 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Janie holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#1329 in 2025). About 76,000 girls have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Janie is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 17 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Janie ranks in other countries and regions.

#1,974 in Canada (2025) · #4,867 in England & Wales (2025) · #5,082 in France (2024) · #8,181 in Ecuador (2022) · #765 in Scotland (2020) · #2,772 in Austria (2018) · #519 in Ireland (1985).

Famous Janies

Janie Fricke — American singer (born 1947)
Janie Dee — British actress (born 1962)
Janie Bradford — American songwriter (1939–2026)
Janie Allan — Scottish suffrage activist (1868–1968)
Janie Jones — British singer (born 1941)

In stories & tradition

Janie Johnson — The Face on the Milk Carton (book)
Janie — Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars (TV series)

What Janies become

Among 78 notable people named Janie:

Entertainers appear 1.65× more often than among typical names — e.g. Janie Dee, British actress (born 1962).

Similar names: Jana · Susanna · Janyla · Lani · Lucinda · Annie

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