Girls' name · since 1999
Jniya
Jniya has 235 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,185 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 235
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jniya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 235 recorded since 1999.
Jniya has 235 recorded births among girls since 1999, 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 1999 to 2015.
- #18,185 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 235 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jniya ranks #18,185 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 235 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #18,185 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 235
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jniya's 235 recorded births place it above 74.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Jniya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jniya's full recorded timeline at 2007, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jniya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2015
- Peak year (2005)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Jniya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (180 births, 77% of the file).
2000s was Jniya's strongest decade.
180 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Jniya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
180 births
- 2010s 50
2010s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 180 births (77% of all-time use).
Jniya by state
Where Jniya concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 2.1% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 5 | 2.1% |
5 of 235 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Jniya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (180 total births); usage has since declined to 50 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Jniyas (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Jniya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1999–2015 (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 Jniya 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.