Janyah
Janyah was the 8069th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 2139th with 94 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,425 places. More babies were named Janyah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,069 girls, up 91 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200994 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,165babies recorded
Janyah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,069 | 13 |
| 2020 | #8,160 | 13 |
| 2010 | #2,622 | 69 |
| 2000 | #5,053 | 23 |
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How popular is Janyah, counting every spelling?
Janyah is a spelling of Janya, 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 Janyah?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Janyah (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Janyah 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 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Janyah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Janyah?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Janyah are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 14 and 21. That makes Janyah 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 Janyah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Janyah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Janyah
How popular is the name Janyah?
Janyah was the 8069th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 2139th with 94 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,425 places. More babies were named Janyah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Janyah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Janyah in the US.