Girls' name · since 1998
Janaiya
565 babies named Janaiya in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,976 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 565
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
565 girls have been named Janaiya since 1998, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Janaiya recorded 565 times among girls since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2024.
- #10,976 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 565 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janaiya ranks #10,976 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 565 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,976 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 565
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Janaiya's 565 recorded births place it above 84.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Janaiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Janaiya splits its recorded history at 2010: 31% of all births land in the more recent half, 69% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2024 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 54 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Janaiya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2024
- Peak year (2007)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Janaiya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (369 births, 65% of the file).
2000s was Janaiya's strongest decade.
369 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Janaiya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
- 2000s
2000s
369 births
- 2010s 145
2010s
145 births
- 2020s 28
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 369 births (65% of all-time use).
How Janaiya 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 Janaiya's total volume
Janaiya by state
Where Janaiya concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 20 | 3.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 14 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 12 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 10 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 10 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.9% |
20 of 565 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- Janaiya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (369 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Janaiyas (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Janaiya: 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 (~26 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, 1998–2024 (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 Janaiya 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.