Girls' name · since 2002
Janylah
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 1,065 babies named Janylah, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,183 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,161 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,065
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,065 babies have been named Janylah since 2002, making it today's #3161 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Janylah recorded 1,065 times among girls since 2002, holding rank #3161 nationally today, ahead of 82% 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 2002 to 2025.
- #7,183 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,161 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,065 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janylah ranks #7,183 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,161 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,065 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,183 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,161 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,065
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Janylah's 1,065 recorded births place it above 90.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Janylah compares
1,065 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Janylah's all-time total is 183% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Janylah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,065 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 91 | 21 | 19,840 |
Janylah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Janylah's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 91, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Janylah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 91
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Janylah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (604 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Janylah's strongest decade.
604 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Janylah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 121
2000s
121 births
- 2010s
2010s
604 births
- 2020s
2020s
340 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 604 births (57% of all-time use).
How Janylah 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 Janylah's total volume
Janylah by state
Where Janylah concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 147 | 13.8% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 67 | 6.3% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 21 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Texas | | 21 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 17 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 7 | 0.7% |
147 of 1,065 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Janylah appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Janylah's data
- Janylah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (604 total births) through the 2020s (340) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Janylahs (147 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 Janylah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Janylah 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.