Girl nameCurrently #887 in the USFalling

Janiyah

3 syllablesPeak year: 20097 lettersStarts with J

Meaning & origin

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Janiyah's popularity over time

Yearly US births named Janiyah, Social Security Administration data
YearBirths named Janiyah
199511
199623
199719
199832
199967
200092
2001149
2002201
2003355
2004501
2005639
2006686
2007757
2008929
2009994
2010914
2011791
2012714
2013644
2014539
2015582
2016552
2017502
2018449
2019422
2020385
2021380
2022311
2023309
2024304

Janiyah through the decades

  • Janiyah peaked in 2009, when 994 babies were named Janiyah in the US.
  • The 2010s were Janiyah's strongest decade, averaging 611 births a year.
  • Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Janiyah has fallen 45% compared to the 10 years before that.
  • Janiyah currently ranks #887 in the US and is cooling off.

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