Girls' name · since 2008
Janiylah
239 babies named Janiylah in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,036 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,275 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 239
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
239 babies have been named Janiylah since 2008, making it today's #14275 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Janiylah recorded 239 times among girls since 2008, holding rank #14275 nationally today, ahead of 17% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #18,036 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #14,275 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 239 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janiylah ranks #18,036 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,275 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 239 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,036 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,275 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 239
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Janiylah's 239 recorded births place it above 75.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Janiylah compares
239 40th percentile among 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
Janiylah's all-time total is 36% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Janiylah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 239 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 21 | 19,840 |
Janiylah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Janiylah's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Janiylah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Janiylah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (158 births, 66% of the file).
2010s was Janiylah's strongest decade.
158 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Janiylah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
158 births
- 2020s
2020s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 158 births (66% of all-time use).
Janiylah by state
Where Janiylah concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
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What to do with Janiylah's data
- Janiylah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (158 total births) through the 2020s (70) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Janiylahs (12 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 Janiylah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Janiylah 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.