Girls' name · since 1990
Janiya
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 11,103 babies named Janiya, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,558 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,974 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,103
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Janiya is the #1974 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 11,103 recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janiya has been recorded 11,103 times among girls since 1990, currently ranked #1974 nationally and more common than 89% 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 1990 to 2025.
- #1,558 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,974 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 11,103 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janiya ranks #1,558 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,974 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 11,103 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,558 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,974 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,103
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Janiya's 11,103 recorded births place it above 97.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Janiya compares
11,103 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Janiya's all-time total is 30x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Janiya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,103 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 914 | 21 | 19,840 |
Janiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Janiya's full recorded timeline at 2008, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 914 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Janiya popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 914
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Janiya popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 2004 (Janiya as boys' name)
Janiya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (6,662 births, 60% of the file).
2000s was Janiya's strongest decade.
6,662 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Janiya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 342
1990s
342 births
- 2000s
2000s
6,662 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,362 births
- 2020s 737
2020s
737 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 6,662 births (60% of all-time use).
How Janiya 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 Janiya's total volume
Janiya by state
Where Janiya concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 1,053 | 9.5% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 960 | 8.6% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 734 | 6.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 714 | 6.4% |
| #5 | Texas | | 700 | 6.3% |
| #6 | New York | | 603 | 5.4% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 460 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 445 | 4.0% |
1,053 of 11,103 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Janiya appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Janiya's data
- Janiya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (6,662 total births); usage has since declined to 737 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Janiyas (1,053 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 Janiya: 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 (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Janiya 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.