Girls' name · since 1996

Janaisha

Janaisha has 163 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#21,898 of 72,339
all-time among girls
163
born since 1996
2000s
peak decade

Janaisha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 163 have been recorded since 1996.

Janaisha has 163 recorded births among girls since 1996, 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 1996 to 2013.

  • #21,898 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 163 born since 1996
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janaisha ranks #21,898 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 163 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.

#21,898 of 72,339
all-time among girls
163
born since 1996
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Janaisha's 163 recorded births place it above 69.65% 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.

Janaisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Janaisha splits its recorded history at 2005: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2002 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Janaisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2013

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2005)
15
Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
46810121416 1996200020032006200920122013 8

Janaisha by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (105 births, 64% of the file).

2000s was Janaisha's strongest decade.

105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.

Janaisha births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 105 births (64% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janaisha?
163 babies have been named Janaisha since 1996. All-time, it sits at #21,898 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2005 with 15 births.
Where does Janaisha sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janaisha ranks #21,898 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 Janaisha most popular?
Janaisha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Janaisha been used?
Janaisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 18 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Janaisha?
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.

What to do with Janaisha's data

  • Janaisha's decade-level peak was the 2000s (105 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Janaisha

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Janaisha: 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, 1996–2013 (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 Janaisha 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.