Jania
Jania was the 6003rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 1186th with 194 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,562 places. More babies were named Jania in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,003 girls, down 2,841 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 20girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2005194 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,021babies recorded
Jania popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,003 | 20 |
| 2020 | #3,162 | 50 |
| 2010 | #2,140 | 92 |
| 2000 | #1,476 | 125 |
| 1990 | #5,949 | 15 |
| 1980 | #6,064 | 11 |
| 1970 | #5,190 | 10 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jania, counting every spelling?
Jania is a spelling of Janiah, a name family that had 66 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 66 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janiah | 41 | #3,671 | 279 |
| Jania | 20 | #6,003 | 228 |
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 Jania?
20 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jania (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jania 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 423 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jania.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jania?
About 3,000 people born in the US named Jania are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 16 and 26. That makes Jania 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.
Jania by state
How common Jania was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (1.8×). In 43 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 Jania: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jania, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jania
How popular is the name Jania?
Jania was the 6003rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 1186th with 194 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,562 places. More babies were named Jania in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jania a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jania in the US.
Where is Jania most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jania was most common in Louisiana (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and North Carolina.