Janiah
Janiah was the 3671st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 795th with 367 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,922 places. More babies were named Janiah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,671 girls, down 1,489 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 41girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2008367 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,598babies recorded
Janiah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,671 | 41 |
| 2020 | #2,182 | 83 |
| 2010 | #914 | 285 |
| 2000 | #1,890 | 90 |
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How popular is Janiah, counting every spelling?
Janiah is the most common spelling of 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 Janiah?
41 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Janiah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Janiah 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 204 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Janiah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Janiah?
About 4,600 people born in the US named Janiah are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 13 and 21. That makes Janiah 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.
Janiah by state
How common Janiah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (3.2×). 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
These names rose and fell in step with Janiah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Janiah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Janiah
How popular is the name Janiah?
Janiah was the 3671st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 795th with 367 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,922 places. More babies were named Janiah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Janiah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Janiah in the US.
Where is Janiah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Janiah was most common in Florida (0.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and Texas.