How Many People Are Named Janaya?
An estimated 3,816 people in the United States have the first name Janaya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Janaya peaked in popularity in 2006 with 198 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Janaya as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Janaya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,816
About 1 in 89,820 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2006
198 births
Total Registered
3,896
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Janaya
Janaya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,896 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Janaya as a female name
Ranked #2,935 in 2024
56 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (198 births)
Janaya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Janaya span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,724 babies were registered. Janaya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Janaya by Decade
How has Janaya tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Janaya by State
Birth registrations for Janaya span all 29 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Florida, California. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Arizona, Wisconsin. On average, about 73 Janayas were registered per state.
Janaya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Janaya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Janaya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Janaya?
We estimate approximately 3,816 people named Janaya are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 89,820 Americans share this first name.
Is Janaya a common name?
Janaya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,896 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Janaya most popular?
Janaya reached peak popularity in 2006, when 198 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Janaya is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Janaya a female name?
Janaya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Janaya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Janaya Smith, Janaya Johnson, Janaya Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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