Girls' name · since 1995
Janiyah
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 13,605 babies named Janiyah, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,376 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #784 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,605
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
13,605 babies have been named Janiyah since 1995, making it today's #784 girls' name.
Janiyah has 13,605 recorded births among girls since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #784 as of the latest data, more common than 95% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #1,376 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #784 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 13,605 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janiyah ranks #1,376 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #784 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 13,605 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,376 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #784 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,605
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Janiyah's 13,605 recorded births place it above 98.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Janiyah compares
13,605 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Janiyah's all-time total is 36x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Janiyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,605 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 994 | 21 | 19,840 |
Janiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Janiyah splits its recorded history at 2010: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1995 (11 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 994 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Janiyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 994
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Janiyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (6,112 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Janiyah's strongest decade.
6,112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Janiyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 152
1990s
152 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,304 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,112 births
- 2020s 2,037
2020s
2,037 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6,112 births (45% of all-time use).
How Janiyah 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 Janiyah's total volume
Janiyah by state
Where Janiyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 1,440 | 10.6% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 1,077 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,061 | 7.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 803 | 5.9% |
| #5 | New York | | 792 | 5.8% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 716 | 5.3% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 570 | 4.2% |
| #8 | California | | 553 | 4.1% |
1,440 of 13,605 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Janiyah appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Janiyah's data
- Janiyah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (6,112 total births); usage has since declined to 2,037 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Janiyahs (1,440 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 Janiyah: 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 (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Janiyah 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.