Girls' name · since 2000

Janaa

Janaa has 84 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#29,099 of 72,339
all-time among girls
84
born since 2000
2010s
peak decade

Janaa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 84 have been recorded since 2000.

Janaa has 84 recorded births among girls since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2019.

  • #29,099 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 84 born since 2000
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janaa ranks #29,099 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 84 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.

#29,099 of 72,339
all-time among girls
84
born since 2000
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Janaa's 84 recorded births place it above 59.65% 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.

Janaa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Janaa splits its recorded history at 2008: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Janaa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2017)
10
Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
4681012 2000200320062008201120172019 7

Janaa by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (43 births, 51% of the file).

2010s was Janaa's strongest decade.

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

Janaa births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 43 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 Janaa?
Since 2000, Social Security records show 84 babies named Janaa. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #29,099 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2019. Its busiest year on record was 2017, with 10 births.
Where does Janaa sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janaa ranks #29,099 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 Janaa most popular?
Janaa was most popular in the 2010s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Janaa been used?
Janaa has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 20 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Janaa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Janet, Janice, Jane, Janie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Janaa: 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, 2000–2019 (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 Janaa 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.