girl's name
Janiah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 4,669
Janiah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 41 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2008, when 367 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 80,867 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1992.
Janiah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 180 |
| 2000s | 2,497 |
| 2010s | 1,559 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 362 |
How popular is Janiah?
In 2025, Janiah was given to 41 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Janiah 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 Janiah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Janiah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Janiah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Janiah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Janiah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Janiah
How popular is the name Janiah?
In 2025, Janiah was given to 41 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Janiah a girl's or a boy's name?
Janiah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Janiah most popular?
Janiah peaked in 2008, when 367 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Janiah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Janiah currently ranks #3,685 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.