Recorded 1999–2015 Girls' name Peak 2005 235 births

Jniya — girls' name

235 babies named Jniya in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s1802010s50

The verdict

235 girls have been named Jniya since 1999, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2015.

235
total births
1999–2015
years on record
2000s
peak decade
77%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Jniya was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

25 babies were named Jniya in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jniya

The Social Security Administration has registered 235 babies named Jniya between 1999 and 2015, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jniya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jniya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 180 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jniya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Jniya in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jniya in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 235 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jniya at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

235

Since 1999

17 years of records

Peak year

2005

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1999

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2015

Jniya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1999

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2005)
25
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
051015202530 2015201220092006200320001999 5

Jniya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
180 births that decade — 77% of Jniya's all-time total
1990s52000s1802010s50

Jniya by state

Where Jniya concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jniya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 2.1%
#2 Mississippi
5 2.1%
Georgia share of Jniya's total US births 2.1%
Even split

5 of 235 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jniya?
235 babies have been named Jniya since 1999. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2005 with 25 births.
When was Jniya most popular?
Jniya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 180 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Jniya most popular?
The top states for the name Jniya are Georgia (5 births), Mississippi (5 births).
How long has the name Jniya been used?
Jniya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 17 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Jniya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jniyah, Jniah, Jnia, Jniaya. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1999–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.