Janya
Janya was the 6961st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 1010th with 234 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,081 places. More babies were named Janya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,961 girls, down 2,276 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 16girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2004234 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,374babies recorded
Janya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,961 | 16 |
| 2020 | #4,685 | 28 |
| 2010 | #1,662 | 128 |
| 2000 | #1,955 | 86 |
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How popular is Janya, counting every spelling?
Janya is the most common spelling of a name family that had 29 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 29 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janya | 16 | #6,961 | 85 |
| Janyah | 13 | #8,069 | 70 |
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 Janya?
16 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Janya (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Janya 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 529 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Janya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Janya?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Janya are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 16 and 22. That makes Janya 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Janya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Janya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Janya
How popular is the name Janya?
Janya was the 6961st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 1010th with 234 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,081 places. More babies were named Janya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Janya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Janya in the US.