Is Janaya a boy or girl name?
Janaya is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 56 girls and 0 boys were named Janaya, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 3,896 US babies named Janaya were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,935
- Babies named Janaya since 1973
- 3,896
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 198 babies
Boys and girls named Janaya, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 134 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 269 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 624 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,724 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 863 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 282 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,935 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,486 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,667 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,426 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,570 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,767 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,720 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,986 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 83 | #2,294 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,570 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 94 | #2,075 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 95 | #2,038 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,218 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,797 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,552 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 158 | #1,470 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 192 | #1,297 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 196 | #1,258 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 198 | #1,218 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 189 | #1,212 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 186 | #1,204 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,352 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 176 | #1,169 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,302 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,415 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,507 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,716 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,919 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,093 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,467 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,640 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,848 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,655 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,003 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,447 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,229 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,457 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,127 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,804 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,901 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,325 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,276 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,409 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,168 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,595 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,481 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,519 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,028 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,000 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,458 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,500 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,990 |
Highest rank
Janaya has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,169 in 2002. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Janaya
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.