Recorded 2001–2025 Girls' name Peak 2007 266 births

Jniyah — girls' name

266 babies named Jniyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1422010s1122020s12

The verdict

266 girls have been named Jniyah since 2001, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.

266
total births
2001–2025
years on record
2000s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Jniyah was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

24 babies were named Jniyah in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jniyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 266 babies named Jniyah between 2001 and 2025, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jniyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jniyah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 142 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jniyah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Jniyah in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jniyah 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 266 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.

Jniyah at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

266

Since 2001

25 years of records

Peak year

2007

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

2001

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2025

Jniyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–2001

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2007)
24
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
0510152025 20252017201420112008200520022001 5

Jniyah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
142 births that decade — 53% of Jniyah's all-time total
2000s1422010s1122020s12

Jniyah by state

Where Jniyah concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jniyah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.9%
#2 Florida
5 1.9%
California share of Jniyah's total US births 1.9%
Even split

5 of 266 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jniyah?
266 babies have been named Jniyah since 2001. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2007 with 24 births.
When was Jniyah most popular?
Jniyah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 142 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Jniyah most popular?
The top states for the name Jniyah are California (5 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Jniyah been used?
Jniyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 25 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Jniyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jniya, 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, 2001–2025 (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.