How Many People Are Named Janyah?
An estimated 1,138 people in the United States have the first name Janyah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Janyah peaked in popularity in 2009 with 94 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Janyah 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 Janyah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Janyah 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
1,138
About 1 in 301,190 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2009
94 births
Total Registered
1,152
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Janyah
Janyah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,152 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Janyah as a female name
Ranked #7,733 in 2024
14 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (94 births)
Janyah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Janyah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 691 babies were registered. Janyah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Janyah by Decade
How has Janyah 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.
Janyah by State
Birth registrations for Janyah span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, Georgia, Texas. The lowest are in New Jersey, South Carolina, Louisiana. On average, about 31 Janyahs were registered per state.
Janyah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Janyah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Janyah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Janyah?
We estimate approximately 1,138 people named Janyah 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 301,190 Americans share this first name.
Is Janyah a common name?
Janyah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,152 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Janyah most popular?
Janyah reached peak popularity in 2009, when 94 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Janyah is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Janyah a female name?
Janyah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Janyah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Janyah Smith, Janyah Johnson, Janyah 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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