How Many People Are Named Janiah?
An estimated 4,501 people in the United States have the first name Janiah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Janiah peaked in popularity in 2008 with 367 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Janiah 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 Janiah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Janiah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
4,501
About 1 in 76,151 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2008
367 births
Total Registered
4,556
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Janiah
Janiah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,556 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Janiah as a female name
Ranked #3,233 in 2024
49 female births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (367 births)
Janiah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Janiah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 2,497 babies were registered. Janiah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Janiah by Decade
How has Janiah 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.
Janiah by State
Birth registrations for Janiah span all 30 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Washington, Oklahoma, Minnesota. On average, about 113 Janiahs were registered per state.
Janiah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Janiah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Janiah
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Janiah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Janiah?
We estimate approximately 4,501 people named Janiah 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 76,151 Americans share this first name.
Is Janiah a common name?
Janiah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,556 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Janiah most popular?
Janiah reached peak popularity in 2008, when 367 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Janiah is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Janiah a female name?
Janiah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Janiah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Janiah Smith, Janiah Johnson, Janiah 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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