girl's name
Janya
- Origin Indonesian
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,393
Janya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Janya is a name of Indonesian origin.
- Peaked in 2004, when 234 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 207,211 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1968.
Janya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 11 |
| 1970s | 18 |
| 1990s | 85 |
| 2000s | 1,620 |
| 2010s | 527 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 113 |
How popular is Janya?
In 2025, Janya was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Janya 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 Janya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Janya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Janya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Janya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Janya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Janya
How popular is the name Janya?
In 2025, Janya was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Janya a girl's or a boy's name?
Janya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Janya most popular?
Janya peaked in 2004, when 234 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Janya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Janya currently ranks #6,923 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.