Jahniah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JAH-nee-a
- Origin
- Modern
Jahniah is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Jahniah come from?
Modern: spelling of Jahnia; modern name built on the Ja- prefix
Meaning borrowed from Jahnia.
Is Jahniah a girl's or a boy's name?
Jahniah is a girls' name.
How popular is Jahniah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 10 girls. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the girls named Jahniah in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jahniah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
Names like Jahniah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jaliyah Zaniyah Zariah Kaliyah Aaliyah Janiyah Jaziyah Zaliyah Kamiyah Aziyah Jaziah Jalayah
Names related to Jahniah
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jahniah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jahniah, updated 20 October 2026.