How Many People Are Named Janisha?
An estimated 914 people in the United States have the first name Janisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Janisha peaked in popularity in 1994 with 58 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Janisha 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 Janisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
914
About 1 in 375,005 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1994
58 births
Total Registered
948
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Janisha
Janisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 948 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Janisha as a female name
Ranked #12,782 in 2022
7 female births in 2022
Peak: 1994 (58 births)
Janisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Janisha span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 397 babies were registered. Janisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Janisha by Decade
How has Janisha 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.
Janisha by State
Birth registrations for Janisha span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Florida. The lowest are in Louisiana, Ohio, Illinois. On average, about 19 Janishas were registered per state.
Janisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Janisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Janisha
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Janisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Janisha?
We estimate approximately 914 people named Janisha 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 375,005 Americans share this first name.
Is Janisha a common name?
Janisha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 948 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Janisha most popular?
Janisha reached peak popularity in 1994, when 58 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Janisha is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Janisha a female name?
Janisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Janisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Janisha Smith, Janisha Johnson, Janisha 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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