Is Janiyah a boy or girl name?
Janiyah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 304 girls and 0 boys were named Janiyah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 13,253 US babies named Janiyah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #887
- Babies named Janiyah since 1995
- 13,253
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 994 babies
Boys and girls named Janiyah, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 304 | #887 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 309 | #866 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 311 | #896 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 380 | #751 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 385 | #722 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 422 | #687 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 449 | #657 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 502 | #600 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 552 | #564 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 582 | #537 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 539 | #569 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 644 | #476 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 714 | #438 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 791 | #400 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 914 | #352 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 994 | #334 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 929 | #355 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 757 | #432 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 686 | #462 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 639 | #479 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 501 | #570 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 355 | #722 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 201 | #1,062 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,296 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,857 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,236 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,681 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,292 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,498 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,733 |
Highest rank
Janiyah has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #334 in 2009. 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 Janiyah
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.