Janaki is a very rare girls' name that peaked in 1981 and remains in steady use.
Janaki is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #11,328 for girl births in the United States (and #19,106 across all names), given to 8 babies. Janaki first appears in 1978 and peaked in 1981 (9 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #11,328 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | #12,704 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | #12,696 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | #14,315 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | #12,706 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | #13,289 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | #12,221 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | #17,572 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | #17,635 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | #13,766 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | #15,622 |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | #14,093 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | #16,241 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 | #14,529 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | #17,203 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | #10,781 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | #16,525 |
| 2001 | 9 | 9 | #10,441 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | #13,344 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | #12,711 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | #14,316 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | #12,407 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | #12,361 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | #12,088 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #10,127 |
| 1988 | 7 | — | #9,650 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | #10,018 |
| 1981 | 9 | — | #7,012 |
| 1980 | 7 | — | #8,491 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #10,360 |