Janayah
Janayah was the 6661st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 3302nd with 51 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,461 places. More babies were named Janayah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,661 girls, down 212 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 17girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200751 babies
- Total since 1880
- 756babies recorded
Janayah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,661 | 17 |
| 2020 | #6,449 | 18 |
| 2010 | #3,434 | 47 |
| 2000 | #6,615 | 16 |
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How popular is Janayah, counting every spelling?
Janayah is a spelling of Janaya, 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 Janayah?
17 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Janayah (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Janayah 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 495 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Janayah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Janayah?
About 800 people born in the US named Janayah are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 10 and 20. That makes Janayah 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.
Janayah by state
How common Janayah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 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
These names rose and fell in step with Janayah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Janayah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Janayah
How popular is the name Janayah?
Janayah was the 6661st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 3302nd with 51 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,461 places. More babies were named Janayah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Janayah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Janayah in the US.
Where is Janayah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Janayah was most common in Florida (0.01 per 1,000 girls).