Recorded 1998–2007 Girls' name Peak 2001 25 births

Janaja — girls' name

25 babies named Janaja in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

25 girls have been named Janaja since 1998, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2007.

25
total births
1998–2007
years on record
2000s
peak decade
76%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Janaja was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

9 babies were named Janaja in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Janaja

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Janaja between 1998 and 2007, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Janaja currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Janaja performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Janaja shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Janaja 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 25 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.

Janaja at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

25

Since 1998

10 years of records

Peak year

2001

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1998

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2007

Janaja popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1998

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (2001)
9
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
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Janaja by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
19 births that decade — 76% of Janaja's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janaja?
25 babies have been named Janaja since 1998. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 2001 with 9 births.
When was Janaja most popular?
Janaja was most popular in the 2000s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Janaja been used?
Janaja has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 10 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Janaja?
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, 1998–2007 (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.