girl's name
Janaya
- Origin Brazilian Portuguese
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 4,576
Janaya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 66 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Janaya is a name of Brazilian Portuguese origin.
- Peaked in 2006, when 198 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 50,234 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1973.
Janaya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 134 |
| 1980s | 269 |
| 1990s | 624 |
| 2000s | 1,724 |
| 2010s | 865 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 349 |
How popular is Janaya?
In 2025, Janaya was given to 66 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Janaya is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Janaya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Janaya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Janaya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Janaya in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Indonesian
- Janya
Sibling names for Janaya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Janaya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Janaya
How popular is the name Janaya?
In 2025, Janaya was given to 66 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Janaya a girl's or a boy's name?
Janaya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Janaya most popular?
Janaya peaked in 2006, when 198 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Janaya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Janaya currently ranks #1,955 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.