Recorded 1973–2023 Girls' name Peak 2002 246 births

Janaia — girls' name

246 babies named Janaia in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s191980s101990s402000s1262010s462020s5

The verdict

246 girls have been named Janaia since 1973, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2023.

246
total births
1973–2023
years on record
2000s
peak decade
51%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Janaia was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

19 babies were named Janaia in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Janaia

The Social Security Administration has registered 246 babies named Janaia between 1973 and 2023, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Janaia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Janaia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 126 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Janaia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Janaia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Janaia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 246 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Janaia at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

246

Since 1973

51 years of records

Peak year

2002

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1973

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2023

Janaia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1973

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2002)
19
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
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Janaia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
126 births that decade — 51% of Janaia's all-time total
1970s191980s101990s402000s1262010s462020s5

Janaia by state

Where Janaia concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Janaia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 2.0%
New York share of Janaia's total US births 2.0%

5 of 246 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janaia?
246 babies have been named Janaia since 1973. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2002 with 19 births.
When was Janaia most popular?
Janaia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 126 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Janaia most popular?
The top states for the name Janaia are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Janaia been used?
Janaia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 51 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Janaia?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1973–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.