How Many People Are Named Janayah?
An estimated 731 people in the United States have the first name Janayah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Janayah peaked in popularity in 2007 with 51 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Janayah 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 Janayah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
731
About 1 in 468,884 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2007
51 births
Total Registered
739
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Janayah
Janayah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 739 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Janayah as a female name
Ranked #7,732 in 2024
14 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (51 births)
Janayah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Janayah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 311 babies were registered. Janayah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Janayah by Decade
How has Janayah 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.
Janayah by State
Birth registrations for Janayah span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, Pennsylvania, New York. The lowest are in New Jersey, Massachusetts, California. On average, about 16 Janayahs were registered per state.
Janayah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Janayah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Janayah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Janayah?
We estimate approximately 731 people named Janayah 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 468,884 Americans share this first name.
Is Janayah a common name?
Janayah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 739 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Janayah most popular?
Janayah reached peak popularity in 2007, when 51 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Janayah is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Janayah a female name?
Janayah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Janayah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Janayah Smith, Janayah Johnson, Janayah 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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