girl's name
Janyah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,165
Janyah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2009, when 94 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 255,037 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1997.
Janyah 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 | 26 |
| 2000s | 691 |
| 2010s | 365 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 83 |
How popular is Janyah?
In 2025, Janyah was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Janyah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Janyah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Janyah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Janyah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Janyah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Janyah
How popular is the name Janyah?
In 2025, Janyah was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Janyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Janyah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Janyah most popular?
Janyah peaked in 2009, when 94 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Janyah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Janyah currently ranks #8,140 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.