Girls' name · since 1973
Janaya
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 3,965 babies named Janaya, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,006 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,621 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,965
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Janaya currently ranks #2621 among girls' names in America, with 3,965 babies recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janaya has been recorded 3,965 times among girls since 1973, currently ranked #2621 nationally and more common than 85% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #3,006 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,621 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,965 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janaya ranks #3,006 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,621 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,965 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,006 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,621 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,965
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Janaya's 3,965 recorded births place it above 95.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Janaya compares
3,965 Top 16% higher than 84% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Janaya's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Janaya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,965 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 198 | 21 | 19,840 |
Janaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Janaya splits its recorded history at 1999: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1975 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 198 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Janaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 198
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Janaya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,724 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Janaya's strongest decade.
1,724 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Janaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 134
1970s
134 births
- 1980s 269
1980s
269 births
- 1990s 624
1990s
624 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,724 births
- 2010s
2010s
865 births
- 2020s 349
2020s
349 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,724 births (43% of all-time use).
How Janaya 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 Janaya's total volume
Janaya by state
Where Janaya concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 331 | 8.3% |
| #2 | Florida | | 263 | 6.6% |
| #3 | California | | 221 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 174 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Texas | | 165 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 121 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 119 | 3.0% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 109 | 2.7% |
331 of 3,965 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Janaya appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Janaya's data
- Janaya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,724 total births); usage has since declined to 349 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Janayas (331 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Janaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Janaya 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.