How Many People Are Named Jania?
An estimated 2,930 people in the United States have the first name Jania. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Jania peaked in popularity in 2005 with 194 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jania 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 Jania paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,930
About 1 in 116,981 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2005
194 births
Total Registered
2,999
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jania
Jania is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,999 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jania as a female name
Ranked #3,661 in 2024
42 female births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (194 births)
Jania: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jania span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,570 babies were registered. Jania has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jania by Decade
How has Jania 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.
Jania by State
Birth registrations for Jania span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Wisconsin. On average, about 70 Janias were registered per state.
Jania + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jania as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jania
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jania: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jania?
We estimate approximately 2,930 people named Jania 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 116,981 Americans share this first name.
Is Jania a common name?
Jania is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,999 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jania most popular?
Jania reached peak popularity in 2005, when 194 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jania is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jania a female name?
Jania is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jania Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jania Smith, Jania Johnson, Jania 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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