Girls' name · since 1999
Janyiah
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 516 babies named Janyiah, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,611 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,835 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 516
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
516 babies have been named Janyiah since 1999, making it today's #15835 girls' name.
Janyiah has 516 recorded births among girls since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15835 as of the latest data, more common than 8% 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 1999 to 2025.
- #11,611 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,835 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 516 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janyiah ranks #11,611 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,835 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 516 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,611 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,835 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 516
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Janyiah's 516 recorded births place it above 83.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Janyiah compares
516 Top 44% higher than 56% 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
Janyiah's all-time total is 37% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Janyiah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 516 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 21 | 19,840 |
Janyiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Janyiah splits its recorded history at 2012: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2024 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 42 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Janyiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Janyiah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (238 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Janyiah's strongest decade.
238 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Janyiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
222 births
- 2010s
2010s
238 births
- 2020s 50
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 238 births (46% of all-time use).
How Janyiah 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 Janyiah's total volume
Janyiah by state
Where Janyiah concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 15 | 2.9% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 7 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.0% |
15 of 516 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Janyiah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (238 total births); usage has since declined to 50 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Janyiahs (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Janyiah: 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 (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Janyiah 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.