Janylah
Janylah was the 3148th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 51 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 2080th with 91 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 241 places. More babies were named Janylah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,148 girls, down 987 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 51girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201991 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,065babies recorded
Janylah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
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| 2025 | #3,148 | 51 |
| 2020 | #2,161 | 84 |
| 2010 | #4,143 | 36 |
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How popular is Janylah, counting every spelling?
Janylah is a spelling of Janyla, a name family that ranked #1,302 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,148 for Janylah 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 Janylah?
51 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Janylah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Janylah 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 165 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Janylah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Janylah?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Janylah are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 6 and 13. That makes Janylah 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.
Janylah by state
How common Janylah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (2.6×). 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 Janylah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Janylah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Janylah
How popular is the name Janylah?
Janylah was the 3148th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 51 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 2080th with 91 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 241 places. More babies were named Janylah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Janylah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Janylah in the US.
Where is Janylah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Janylah was most common in Mississippi (0.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Michigan.