Given name
Janay
“God has answered our prayers”
Janay is a variant of Janae. One Hebrew interpretation is “God has answered our prayers.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Janay is a variant of Janae. One Hebrew interpretation is “God has answered our prayers.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Janay is a variant of Janae. An origin associated with Janae is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1952. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Janay through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,832
- 0 boys · 5,832 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 596 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #7,277 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −26%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,277 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 26.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 596 in 1987. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,939 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Janay
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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