Girls' name · since 1992
Janiah
Janiah has 4,598 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,713 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,681 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,598
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Janiah currently ranks #3681 among girls' names in America, with 4,598 babies recorded since 1992.
Social Security Administration records show Janiah recorded 4,598 times among girls since 1992, holding rank #3681 nationally today, ahead of 79% of girls, 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 1992 to 2025.
- #2,713 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,681 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,598 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janiah ranks #2,713 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,681 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,598 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,713 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,681 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,598
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Janiah's 4,598 recorded births place it above 96.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Janiah compares
4,598 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Janiah's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Janiah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,598 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 367 | 21 | 19,840 |
Janiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Janiah's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 367, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Janiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 367
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Janiah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,497 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Janiah's strongest decade.
2,497 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Janiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 180
1990s
180 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,497 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,559 births
- 2020s 362
2020s
362 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,497 births (54% of all-time use).
How Janiah 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 Janiah's total volume
Janiah by state
Where Janiah concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 478 | 10.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 363 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 317 | 6.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 259 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 253 | 5.5% |
| #6 | California | | 223 | 4.8% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 201 | 4.4% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 138 | 3.0% |
478 of 4,598 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Janiah appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Janiah's data
- Janiah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,497 total births); usage has since declined to 362 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Janiahs (478 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 Janiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Janiah 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.