Girls' name · since 1997
Jahniya
571 babies named Jahniya in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,884 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 571
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jahniya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 571 recorded since 1997.
Jahniya has 571 recorded births among girls since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2024.
- #10,884 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 571 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahniya ranks #10,884 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 571 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,884 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 571
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jahniya's 571 recorded births place it above 84.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Jahniya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jahniya's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 57, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jahniya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2024
- Peak year (2007)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Jahniya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (301 births, 53% of the file).
2000s was Jahniya's strongest decade.
301 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Jahniya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
301 births
- 2010s
2010s
214 births
- 2020s 39
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 301 births (53% of all-time use).
How Jahniya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jahniya's total volume
Jahniya by state
Where Jahniya concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 60 | 10.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 52 | 9.1% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 15 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 10 | 1.8% |
| #5 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
60 of 571 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Jahniya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (301 total births); usage has since declined to 39 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Jahniyas (60 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jahniya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
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, 1997–2024 (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 Jahniya 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.