Girls' name · since 1997
Janayah
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 756 babies named Janayah, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,080 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,700 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 756
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Janayah is the #6700 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 756 recorded since 1997.
Janayah has 756 recorded births among girls since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6700 as of the latest data, more common than 61% of girls, 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 1997 to 2025.
- #9,080 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,700 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 756 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janayah ranks #9,080 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,700 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 756 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,080 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,700 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 756
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Janayah's 756 recorded births place it above 87.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Janayah compares
756 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Janayah's all-time total is 101% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Janayah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 756 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 21 | 19,840 |
Janayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Janayah splits its recorded history at 2011: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (9 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 51 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Janayah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Janayah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (311 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Janayah's strongest decade.
311 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Janayah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
- 2000s
2000s
311 births
- 2010s
2010s
303 births
- 2020s 109
2020s
109 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 311 births (41% of all-time use).
How Janayah 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 Janayah's total volume
Janayah by state
Where Janayah concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 35 | 4.6% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 17 | 2.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 15 | 2.0% |
| #4 | California | | 11 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 11 | 1.5% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.7% |
35 of 756 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Janayah's data
- Janayah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (311 total births) through the 2020s (109) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Janayahs (35 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Janayah: 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 (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Janayah 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.