Recorded 1985–2005 Girls' name Peak 1999 87 births

Janiesha — girls' name

87 babies named Janiesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s592000s22

The verdict

87 girls have been named Janiesha since 1985, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2005.

87
total births
1985–2005
years on record
1990s
peak decade
68%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Janiesha was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

11 babies were named Janiesha in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Janiesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 87 babies named Janiesha between 1985 and 2005, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Janiesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Janiesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Janiesha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Janiesha 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 87 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.

Janiesha at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

87

Since 1985

21 years of records

Peak year

1999

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1985

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2005

Janiesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1985

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1999)
11
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
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Janiesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
59 births that decade — 68% of Janiesha's all-time total
1980s61990s592000s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janiesha?
87 babies have been named Janiesha since 1985. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1999 with 11 births.
When was Janiesha most popular?
Janiesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Janiesha been used?
Janiesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 21 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Janiesha?
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, 1985–2005 (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.