How Many People Are Named Janyiah?
An estimated 506 people in the United States have the first name Janyiah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Janyiah peaked in popularity in 2009 with 42 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Janyiah 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 Janyiah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
506
About 1 in 677,380 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2009
42 births
Total Registered
511
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Janyiah
Janyiah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 511 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Janyiah as a female name
Ranked #16,244 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (42 births)
Janyiah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Janyiah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 238 babies were registered. Janyiah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Janyiah by Decade
How has Janyiah 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.
Janyiah by State
Birth registrations for Janyiah span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, North Carolina, Georgia. The lowest are in Georgia, North Carolina, Texas. On average, about 9 Janyiahs were registered per state.
Janyiah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Janyiah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Janyiah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Janyiah?
We estimate approximately 506 people named Janyiah 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 677,380 Americans share this first name.
Is Janyiah a common name?
Janyiah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 511 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Janyiah most popular?
Janyiah reached peak popularity in 2009, when 42 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Janyiah is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Janyiah a female name?
Janyiah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Janyiah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Janyiah Smith, Janyiah Johnson, Janyiah 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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