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How popular is the name Janey?
Births per year, rank history and how many Janeys are alive today.
Janey (female) is a shortened form of the name Jayne. Although Janey itself was given to 3 babies in England and Wales in 2024 (ranked 5892nd as a registered name), most Janeys are registered as Jayne, which ranked 5892nd in 2024 with 3 babies.
Most people called Janey are registered as Jayne, and share that name's profile: the Jayne you are most likely to meet is around 62 years old. Half of all Jaynes born in England and Wales are between 59 and 70, and there are at least 180,000 of them alive today. Only some Jaynes go by Janey.
How many babies are named Janey or Jayne each year?
Combined registrations of Jayne, Jane, Janey. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Jayne rank as a registered name?
Where does Janey rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Janey short for Jayne?
Yes - Janey is a shortened form of Jayne. Janeys are usually registered as Jayne at birth.
When was the name Janey most popular?
The full name Jayne peaked in 1964, when around 11,100 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Janey itself peaked as a registered name in 2003, with 11 babies.
How many people are called Janey?
There's no official count of people who go by Janey, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 180,000 people registered as Jayne born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Janey.
How old is the typical Janey?
Most people called Janey are registered as Jayne. Most living Jaynes are between 59 and 70; the most common age is about 62.
Is Janey becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1964 peak.