How Many People Are Named Janyla?
An estimated 2,152 people in the United States have the first name Janyla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Janyla peaked in popularity in 2019 with 139 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Janyla 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 Janyla paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Janyla is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 12, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,152
About 1 in 159,272 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2019
139 births
Total Registered
2,171
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Janyla
Janyla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,171 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Janyla as a female name
Ranked #2,137 in 2024
89 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (139 births)
Janyla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Janyla span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,140 babies were registered. While Janyla is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Janyla by Decade
How has Janyla 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.
Janyla by State
Birth registrations for Janyla span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, Illinois, Georgia. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Missouri. On average, about 70 Janylas were registered per state.
Janyla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Janyla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Janyla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Janyla?
We estimate approximately 2,152 people named Janyla 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 159,272 Americans share this first name.
Is Janyla a common name?
Janyla is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,171 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Janyla most popular?
Janyla reached peak popularity in 2019, when 139 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Janyla is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Janyla a female name?
Janyla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Janyla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Janyla Smith, Janyla Johnson, Janyla 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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