Janes is a rare variant of Janis that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.
Janes is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1985. Janes first appears in 1912 and peaked in 1928 (15 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 6 | — | #6,103 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | #5,796 |
| 1982 | 8 | — | #4,781 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | #5,842 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #6,474 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | #5,227 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #5,429 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #5,305 |
| 1971 | 8 | — | #3,786 |
| 1970 | 7 | — | #4,022 |
| 1969 | 8 | — | #3,431 |
| 1967 | 9 | — | #2,860 |
| 1966 | 5 | — | #4,213 |
| 1964 | 10 | — | #2,741 |
| 1963 | 7 | — | #3,467 |
| 1962 | 9 | — | #2,937 |
| 1961 | 6 | — | #3,818 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | #4,305 |
| 1959 | 5 | — | #4,261 |
| 1958 | 7 | — | #3,404 |
| 1957 | 5 | — | #4,246 |
| 1952 | 6 | — | #3,540 |
| 1948 | 5 | — | #3,917 |
| 1944 | 10 | — | #2,381 |
| 1943 | 7 | — | #3,084 |
| 1942 | 7 | — | #3,073 |
| 1941 | 5 | — | #3,754 |
| 1940 | 6 | — | #3,286 |
| 1939 | 7 | — | #2,972 |
| 1938 | 6 | — | #3,340 |
| 1937 | 6 | — | #3,327 |
| 1936 | 11 | — | #2,232 |
| 1935 | 8 | — | #2,816 |
| 1934 | 9 | — | #2,654 |
| 1933 | 5 | — | #3,901 |
| 1932 | 8 | — | #2,975 |
| 1930 | 8 | — | #3,149 |
| 1929 | 8 | — | #3,107 |
| 1928 | 15 | — | #2,101 |
| 1927 | 5 | — | #4,483 |
| 1926 | 7 | — | #3,547 |
| 1925 | 10 | — | #2,844 |
| 1924 | 5 | — | #4,656 |
| 1923 | 12 | — | #2,522 |
| 1922 | 5 | — | #4,621 |
| 1921 | 6 | — | #4,090 |
| 1920 | 6 | — | #4,040 |
| 1919 | 9 | — | #2,992 |
| 1918 | 8 | — | #3,242 |
| 1916 | 5 | — | #4,201 |
| 1912 | 5 | — | #2,718 |