How Many People Are Named Janyia?
An estimated 771 people in the United States have the first name Janyia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Janyia peaked in popularity in 2006 with 87 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Janyia 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 Janyia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
771
About 1 in 444,558 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2006
87 births
Total Registered
781
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Janyia
Janyia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 781 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Janyia as a female name
Ranked #16,243 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (87 births)
Janyia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Janyia span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 526 babies were registered. Janyia has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Janyia by Decade
How has Janyia 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.
Janyia by State
Birth registrations for Janyia span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in New York, Michigan, Illinois. On average, about 18 Janyias were registered per state.
Janyia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Janyia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Janyia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Janyia?
We estimate approximately 771 people named Janyia 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 444,558 Americans share this first name.
Is Janyia a common name?
Janyia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 781 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Janyia most popular?
Janyia reached peak popularity in 2006, when 87 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Janyia is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Janyia a female name?
Janyia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Janyia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Janyia Smith, Janyia Johnson, Janyia 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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