Boy or Girl

Is Janya a boy or girl name?

Janya is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 11 girls and 0 boys were named Janya, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,358 US babies named Janya were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#9,166
Babies named Janya since 1968
2,358
Most popular year
2004
234 babies
Babies named Janya each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Janya from 1968 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.075150225300198020002020

Boys and girls named Janya, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1960s011100%
1970s018100%
1980s00–
1990s085100%
2000s01,620100%
2010s0527100%
2020s097100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–11#9,166
20230–18#6,515
20220–23#5,532
20210–17#6,813
20200–28#4,684
20190–11#9,360
20180–30#4,607
20170–25#5,237
20160–41#3,737
20150–39#3,880
20140–46#3,453
20130–54#3,059
20120–68#2,642
20110–85#2,229
20100–128#1,662
20090–138#1,624
20080–184#1,335
20070–195#1,264
20060–196#1,228
20050–196#1,176
20040–234#1,010
20030–164#1,276
20020–131#1,459
20010–96#1,839
20000–86#1,955
19990–44#3,017
19980–21#5,026
19970–15#6,298
19960–5#14,425
19950–0–
19940–0–
19930–0–
19920–0–
19910–0–
19900–0–
19890–0–
19880–0–
19870–0–
19860–0–
19850–0–
19840–0–
19830–0–
19820–0–
19810–0–
19800–0–
19790–0–
19780–0–
19770–0–
19760–8#6,859
19750–5#9,619
19740–5#9,280
19730–0–
19720–0–
19710–0–
19700–0–
19690–6#6,958
19680–5#7,444

Highest rank

Janya has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,010 in 2004. 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 Janya

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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.