How Many People Are Named Janiqua?
An estimated 348 people in the United States have the first name Janiqua. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Janiqua peaked in popularity in 1992 with 47 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Janiqua 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 Janiqua paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
348
About 1 in 984,926 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1992
47 births
Total Registered
361
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Janiqua
Janiqua is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 361 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Janiqua as a female name
Ranked #14,327 in 2002
6 female births in 2002
Peak: 1992 (47 births)
Janiqua: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Janiqua span from the 1980s to the 2000s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 266 babies were registered. Janiqua has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Janiqua by Decade
How has Janiqua 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.
Janiqua by State
Birth registrations for Janiqua span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Ohio, Texas. The lowest are in Virginia, Texas, Ohio. On average, about 11 Janiquas were registered per state.
Janiqua + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Janiqua as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Janiqua: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Janiqua?
We estimate approximately 348 people named Janiqua 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 984,926 Americans share this first name.
Is Janiqua a common name?
Janiqua is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 361 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Janiqua most popular?
Janiqua reached peak popularity in 1992, when 47 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Janiqua is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Janiqua a female name?
Janiqua is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Janiqua Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Janiqua Smith, Janiqua Johnson, Janiqua 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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