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The baby name Janes is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced {'ipa': '/dʒeɪnz/', 'respelling': 'JAYNZ'}.

Janes is English in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: English
Pronunciation: {'ipa': '/dʒeɪnz/', 'respelling': 'JAYNZ'}

What is the meaning of the name Janes ?

The baby name Janes is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced {'ipa': '/dʒeɪnz/', 'respelling': 'JAYNZ'}.

Janes is English in Origin.

Janes (pronounced JAYNZ) is a rare given name better known as an English surname. The surname formed in late medieval England as a patronymic, “son of Jane/Jan,” with Jane (English) and Jan (medieval/continental) both deriving from John. Through John, it traces to Hebrew Yohanan, meaning “God is gracious.” In Iberia, Janes/Janés also appears as a Catalan or Spanish surname, likely tied to the same John-based root.

As a first name, Janes sees sporadic modern use across English-speaking countries, sometimes chosen as a streamlined unisex alternative to Jane or John. Contemporary parents also read it as a subtle blend of Jane and James, though James is etymologically separate (from Jacob). Variants and cognates linked by the John lineage include Jane, Joan, Jeanne, Jan, Ian, Sean, Shane, Ivan, and Janez; related surnominal spellings include Jaynes and Janés. The core meaning remains “God is gracious.”

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Janes – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
BW 0 #19 1 960
HU Boys 0 #173 2 3,954
AO Girls 0 #217 1 4,575
NA Girls 0 #236 2 7,146
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
MO Girls 0 #263 1 7,056
NG 0 #272 1 5,926
JM Boys 0 #293 1 6,876
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
SA 0 #311 2 10,560
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
PE 0 #329 1 6,350
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
JO Girls 0 #339 1 7,570
QA Girls 0 #342 2 15,378
CZ Girls 0 #351 1 5,378
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
BR 0 #356 5 5,969
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
BO 0 #407 2 6,868
UY Boys 0 #413 1 5,922
OM Girls 0 #422 3 15,987
PH Girls 0 #425 5 13,098
SD Boys 0 #463 4 10,523
PT Girls 0 #471 1 7,952
ZA 0 #471 4 14,421
GT Boys 0 #497 3 7,625
PA Boys 0 #504 2 9,305
CO 0 #508 3 7,768
CR Boys 0 #508 3 10,188
PA Girls 0 #518 1 9,861
RU Girls 0 #522 2 11,913
RU Boys 0 #526 1 12,621
UY Girls 0 #535 2 6,731
GT Girls 0 #541 1 7,500
IR Girls 0 #545 1 8,334
KW Girls 0 #553 9 19,177
HK Boys 0 #554 4 12,905
CM Girls 0 #558 3 11,671
IR Boys 0 #564 2 10,162
CM Boys 0 #575 1 12,054
AE Girls 0 #596 2 20,968
BD Boys 0 #603 3 10,045
BO Boys 0 #622 1 9,244
SG Girls 0 #628 5 18,916
HK Girls 0 #645 6 16,104
BO Girls 0 #651 1 9,488
LB 0 #689 2 13,263
CL Boys 0 #696 5 13,390
IQ Boys 0 #697 1 13,071
BR Boys 0 #703 49 12,213
SG Boys 0 #738 2 17,960
QA Boys 0 #741 3 18,093
KW Boys 0 #803 4 18,755
NG Girls 0 #823 4 15,093
CO Boys 0 #865 56 15,656
PE Boys 0 #865 14 14,506
BR Girls 0 #898 44 12,708
CL Girls 0 #914 2 14,098
EG Boys 0 #925 1 15,035
Germany Boys 0 #926 27 5,697
NL Boys 0 #938 14 5,873
MY Girls 0 #974 21 24,821
NG Boys 0 #994 8 16,906
PE Girls 0 #1,005 6 14,861
SA Girls 0 #1,007 8 25,931
MX Boys 0 #1,033 1 16,355
IN Boys 0 #1,037 3 16,750
CO Girls 0 #1,051 28 16,140
MY Boys 0 #1,098 14 25,439
AE Boys 0 #1,138 6 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #1,148 31 25,619
MA 0 #1,199 1 20,986
DZ 0 #1,230 5 20,130
ZA Girls 0 #1,231 6 25,928
TR 0 #1,250 5 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,263 5 17,781
SA Boys 0 #1,599 16 28,008

Janes is popular in 48 countries — most recent births per country:

AE
AO
BD
BO
BR

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People also ask about Janes

Janes is predominantly a girl's name.
Janes is a one syllable name, pronounced {'ipa': '/dʒeɪnz/', 'respelling': 'JAYNZ'}.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Jane, Jayne, Janie, Janet, Janice and Janis.
Across languages, Janes has these equivalents: Jeanne (French), Juana (Spanish), Giovanna / Gianna (Italian), Joana (Portuguese), Johanna (German/Scandinavian), and 2 more.