How Many People Are Named Janya?
An estimated 2,324 people in the United States have the first name Janya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Janya peaked in popularity in 2004 with 234 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Janya 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 Janya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,324
About 1 in 147,485 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2004
234 births
Total Registered
2,358
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Janya
Janya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,358 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Janya as a female name
Ranked #9,166 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (234 births)
Janya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Janya span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,620 babies were registered. Janya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Janya by Decade
How has Janya 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.
Janya by State
Birth registrations for Janya span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Florida, Texas. The lowest are in Arkansas, Wisconsin, Missouri. On average, about 69 Janyas were registered per state.
Janya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Janya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Janya
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Janya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Janya?
We estimate approximately 2,324 people named Janya 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 147,485 Americans share this first name.
Is Janya a common name?
Janya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,358 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Janya most popular?
Janya reached peak popularity in 2004, when 234 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Janya is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Janya a female name?
Janya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Janya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Janya Smith, Janya Johnson, Janya 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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