Girls' name · since 2001

Jahniah

Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 112 babies named Jahniah, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#25,870 of 72,339
all-time among girls
112
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade

Jahniah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 112 have been recorded since 2001.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahniah has been recorded 112 times among girls since 2001, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2018.

  • #25,870 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 112 born since 2001
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahniah ranks #25,870 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 112 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.

#25,870 of 72,339
all-time among girls
112
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jahniah's 112 recorded births place it above 64.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jahniah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jahniah splits its recorded history at 2010: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2012 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jahniah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2018

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2004)
10
Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
4681012 20012004200620092011201420162018 8

Jahniah by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (57 births, 51% of the file).

2010s was Jahniah's strongest decade.

57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.

Jahniah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 57 births (51% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jahniah? ▼
Jahniah has been given to 112 babies in the U.S. since 2001, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #25,870 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2018. 10 babies were born in 2004, its single highest year.
Where does Jahniah sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahniah ranks #25,870 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jahniah most popular? ▼
Jahniah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Jahniah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Jahniah since 2001 -- 18 years through the most recent 2018 data.
What names are similar to Jahniah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jahzara, Jahaira, Jahniya, Jahnae, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Keep exploring Jahniah

Nearby Names Like Jahniah

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jahniah

Jahzara Girl
#2321 2,050 births
Jahaira Girl
#12186 1,515 births
Jahniya Girl
571 births
Jahnae Girl
#8574 502 births
Jahnavi Girl
#8620 489 births

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Caroly
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jahniah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2001–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jahniah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.