Janaya
Janaya was the 2628th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 66 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 1169th; the most babies were born in 2006 (198). Over the last ten years it has moved down 56 places. More babies were named Janaya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,628 girls, up 942 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 66girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2006198 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,965babies recorded
Janaya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,628 | 66 |
| 2020 | #3,570 | 42 |
| 2010 | #1,538 | 145 |
| 2000 | #1,415 | 131 |
| 1990 | #2,447 | 50 |
| 1980 | #4,595 | 16 |
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How popular is Janaya, counting every spelling?
Janaya is the most common spelling of a name family that had 93 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 93 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janaya | 66 | #2,628 | 307 |
| Janayah | 17 | #6,661 | 91 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Janaya?
66 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Janaya (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Janaya born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 127 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Janaya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Janaya?
About 3,900 people born in the US named Janaya are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 15 and 27. That makes Janaya mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Janaya by state
How common Janaya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (3.1×). In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Janaya
How popular is the name Janaya?
Janaya was the 2628th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 66 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 1169th; the most babies were born in 2006 (198). Over the last ten years it has moved down 56 places. More babies were named Janaya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Janaya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Janaya in the US.
Where is Janaya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Janaya was most common in Florida (0.12 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Texas.