Boy or Girl

Is Janiah a boy or girl name?

Janiah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 49 girls and 0 boys were named Janiah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 4,556 US babies named Janiah were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#3,233
Babies named Janiah since 1992
4,556
Most popular year
2008
367 babies
Babies named Janiah each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Janiah from 1992 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.010020030040020002020

Boys and girls named Janiah, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1990s0180100%
2000s02,497100%
2010s01,559100%
2020s0320100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–49#3,233
20230–64#2,714
20220–56#2,973
20210–68#2,568
20200–83#2,180
20190–97#1,992
20180–117#1,752
20170–109#1,867
20160–98#2,023
20150–120#1,748
20140–145#1,516
20130–184#1,284
20120–174#1,349
20110–230#1,072
20100–285#914
20090–297#914
20080–367#795
20070–313#889
20060–326#828
20050–284#888
20040–253#952
20030–222#1,032
20020–189#1,110
20010–156#1,259
20000–90#1,890
19990–67#2,235
19980–35#3,447
19970–27#4,058
19960–23#4,497
19950–14#6,397
19940–0–
19930–6#12,410
19920–8#9,845

Highest rank

Janiah has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #795 in 2008. 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 Janiah

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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.