Janiya
Girl name · #1974 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 98 baby girls were named Janiya, placing it at #1974 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #997, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 18,367 girls born in 2025 was named Janiya.
The 35-year story
Janiya first appears in the Social Security records in 1990, when 5 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2008, when 914 girls were named Janiya — good for #362 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Janiya per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Janiya in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Janiya is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Janiya will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Janiya is most common
State-level data for Janiya is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Janiya
Statistically, parents drawn to Janiya tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Saniya, Zaniya, Samiya, Aniya, and Amiya.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Janiya | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 98 | #1962 |
| 2024 | 114 | #1771 |
| 2023 | 137 | #1548 |
| 2022 | 123 | #1692 |
| 2021 | 142 | #1491 |
| 2020 | 123 | #1668 |
| 2019 | 157 | #1423 |
| 2018 | 190 | #1229 |
| 2017 | 186 | #1268 |
| 2016 | 237 | #1088 |
| 2015 | 270 | #997 |
| 2014 | 323 | #852 |
| 2013 | 348 | #780 |
| 2012 | 425 | #667 |
| 2011 | 539 | #538 |
| 2010 | 687 | #447 |
| 2009 | 833 | #385 |
| 2008 | 914 | #362 |
| 2007 | 889 | #366 |
| 2006 | 838 | #386 |
| 2005 | 845 | #370 |
| 2004 | 843 | #371 |
| 2003 | 506 | #548 |
| 2002 | 433 | #597 |
| 2001 | 339 | #719 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Janiya a popular girl name?
Janiya ranked #1974 among girls in 2025 with 98 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #997.
When was the name Janiya most popular?
Janiya peaked in 2008, when 914 American girls received the name (ranked #362 that year). Since 2008 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Janiya?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 18,367 newborn American girls was named Janiya. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.