Given name & surname
Janea
“God has answered our prayers”
Janea is a variant of Janae. One Hebrew interpretation is “God has answered our prayers.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Janea is a variant of Janae. One Hebrew interpretation is “God has answered our prayers.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Janea 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 1953. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Janea through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,027
- 0 boys · 2,027 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 76 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #15,901 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −27%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 15,901 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 26.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 76 in 1993. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,771 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 · outer: nicknames and forms.
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.
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