Girls' name · since 1997
Janyia
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 781 babies named Janyia, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,886 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 781
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Janyia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 781 have been recorded since 1997.
Janyia has 781 recorded births among girls since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2024.
- #8,886 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 781 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janyia ranks #8,886 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 781 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,886 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 781
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Janyia's 781 recorded births place it above 87.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Janyia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Janyia splits its recorded history at 2010: 29% of all births land in the more recent half, 71% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2024 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 87 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Janyia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2024
- Peak year (2006)
- 87
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Janyia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (526 births, 67% of the file).
2000s was Janyia's strongest decade.
526 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Janyia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
- 2000s
2000s
526 births
- 2010s 194
2010s
194 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 526 births (67% of all-time use).
How Janyia 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 Janyia's total volume
Janyia by state
Where Janyia concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 43 | 5.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 29 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 25 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 20 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 18 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 18 | 2.3% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 12 | 1.5% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 11 | 1.4% |
43 of 781 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Janyia appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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- Janyia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (526 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Janyias (43 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Janyia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1997–2024 (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 Janyia 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.