How Many People Are Named Jeniyah?
An estimated 547 people in the United States have the first name Jeniyah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Jeniyah peaked in popularity in 2008 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jeniyah 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 Jeniyah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
547
About 1 in 626,608 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2008
41 births
Total Registered
553
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jeniyah
Jeniyah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 553 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jeniyah as a female name
Ranked #8,646 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (41 births)
Jeniyah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jeniyah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 271 babies were registered. Jeniyah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jeniyah by Decade
How has Jeniyah 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.
Jeniyah by State
Birth registrations for Jeniyah span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, Illinois, North Carolina. The lowest are in Virginia, Texas, New York. On average, about 10 Jeniyahs were registered per state.
Jeniyah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jeniyah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jeniyah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jeniyah?
We estimate approximately 547 people named Jeniyah 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 626,608 Americans share this first name.
Is Jeniyah a common name?
Jeniyah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 553 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jeniyah most popular?
Jeniyah reached peak popularity in 2008, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jeniyah is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jeniyah a female name?
Jeniyah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jeniyah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jeniyah Smith, Jeniyah Johnson, Jeniyah 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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