Janyla
Janyla was the 1984th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 97 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 1553rd with 139 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 133 places. More babies were named Janyla in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,984 girls, down 338 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 97girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2019139 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,269babies recorded
Janyla popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,984 | 97 |
| 2020 | #1,646 | 126 |
| 2010 | #1,968 | 102 |
| 2000 | #8,237 | 12 |
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How popular is Janyla, counting every spelling?
Janyla is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,302 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,984 for Janyla on its own. Together these spellings went to 157 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janyla | 97 | #1,984 | 510 |
| Janylah | 51 | #3,148 | 256 |
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 Janyla?
97 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Janyla (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Janyla 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 86 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Janyla.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Janyla?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Janyla are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 16. That makes Janyla a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Janyla by state
How common Janyla was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (3.7×), Florida (2.6×), Tennessee (2.4×), North Carolina (1.8×), Illinois (1.7×). In 39 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 Janyla: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Janyla, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Janyla
How popular is the name Janyla?
Janyla was the 1984th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 97 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 1553rd with 139 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 133 places. More babies were named Janyla in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Janyla a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Janyla in the US.
Where is Janyla most popular?
In 2021–2025, Janyla was most common in Georgia (0.23 per 1,000 girls), followed by Mississippi and Florida.