Fun Facts About the Name Jaynee
- 852 babies named Jaynee: U.S. records list 852 babies given the name Jaynee from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Jaynee Mean?
Jaynee is an English spelling variant of Jayne or Janie; its established meaning, inherited through those names, is "God is gracious," from the Hebrew Yochanan. The derivation runs from Yochanan through Greek Ioannes and Latin Johannes to Old French Jehane and its later French form Jeanne, then to English Jane and Jayne. Yochanan is usually explained as "Yahweh is gracious"; English usage conventionally substitutes "God" for "Yahweh."
The final -ee in Jaynee is a spelling ending rather than a separate meaning-bearing element. It gives the name the look of English familiar forms such as Janie and Annie, but the underlying name and meaning remain those of Jane and Jayne.
Jaynee Name History & Origins
Jaynee belongs to the English Jane family. Jane is the English feminine form of Old French Jehane; the modern French form is Jeanne. These descend from Latin Johanna, the feminine of Johannes. Johannes is the Latin form of Greek Ioannes, from Hebrew Yochanan. Yochanan is also the source of the masculine English name John.
Jayne is an English variant spelling of Jane. Jaynee is a respelling of Jayne or Janie that ends in -ee, a common English device in pet forms and feminine variants, as in Janie, Rosie, and Annie.
How Popular is the Name Jaynee?
Jaynee has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2015. Its best rank was #2,431 in 1955.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,938 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #9,173 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #11,619 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #7,795 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2021 | #10,630 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #9,194 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2019 | #7,910 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #10,133 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #14,889 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #9,111 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #5,552 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2014 | #6,566 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2013 | #6,350 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2012 | #6,448 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2011 | #10,713 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #9,467 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2009 | #7,846 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2008 | #13,103 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #8,275 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #11,851 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #6,970 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2004 | #6,337 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2003 | #7,367 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #7,210 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #9,008 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #7,334 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #7,933 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #9,624 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #6,001 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1996 | #7,325 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #6,401 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1994 | #6,124 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1993 | #7,738 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #7,219 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #5,513 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1990 | #5,652 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1989 | #6,706 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1988 | #7,964 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #12,041 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #7,858 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #11,064 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #8,384 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #9,681 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #9,551 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #6,930 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1977 | #7,141 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1975 | #7,470 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1974 | #9,286 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1973 | #5,010 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1972 | #8,778 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1971 | #7,748 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #6,606 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1969 | #6,963 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1967 | #5,685 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1966 | #4,636 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1965 | #6,918 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #6,315 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #6,155 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #4,376 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1961 | #3,519 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1960 | #4,017 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1959 | #3,696 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1958 | #5,102 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #3,558 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1956 | #2,492 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 1955 | #2,431 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1954 | #3,078 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1953 | #3,358 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1952 | #3,949 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1951 | #2,626 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1950 | #3,797 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1949 | #3,070 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1948 | #4,375 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1947 | #3,560 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1946 | #3,809 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1945 | #2,524 | 13 | 0.0010% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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