Girls' name · since 1998
Janayla
250 babies named Janayla in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,590 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 250
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
250 girls have been named Janayla since 1998, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janayla has been recorded 250 times among girls since 1998, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2024.
- #17,590 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 250 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janayla ranks #17,590 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 250 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,590 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 250
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Janayla's 250 recorded births place it above 75.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Janayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Janayla's full recorded timeline at 2013, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Janayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2024
- Peak year (2009)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Janayla by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (115 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Janayla's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Janayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
85 births
- 2010s
2010s
115 births
- 2020s 45
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 115 births (46% of all-time use).
Janayla by state
Where Janayla concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
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- Janayla's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (115 total births) through the 2020s (45) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Janaylas (5 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Janayla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
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 Janayla 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.