Is Janiya a boy or girl name?
Janiya is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 113 girls and 0 boys were named Janiya, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 11,007 US babies named Janiya were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,774
- Babies named Janiya since 1990
- 11,007
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 914 babies
Boys and girls named Janiya, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,774 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,552 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,697 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,495 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,669 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,426 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 190 | #1,229 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 186 | #1,269 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 236 | #1,092 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 270 | #998 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 323 | #852 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 347 | #785 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 425 | #667 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 538 | #539 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 687 | #448 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 833 | #385 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 914 | #362 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 889 | #366 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 838 | #386 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 845 | #370 |
| 2004 | 6 | #10,530 | 843 | #371 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 506 | #548 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 433 | #598 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 339 | #721 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 222 | #955 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,384 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,821 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,746 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,983 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,398 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,123 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,726 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,846 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,211 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,859 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Janiya reached #10,530 in 2004. As a girl name, it reached #362 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 Janiya
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.