Jahniya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- jah-NY-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Jahniya is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Jahniya come from?
Modern: modern blend of Jah- and the -niya ending
Is Jahniya a girl's or a boy's name?
Jahniya is a girls' name.
How popular is Jahniya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 57 girls. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the girls named Jahniya in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jahniya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | #8,438 |
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 9 | #10,287 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 16 | #7,021 |
| 2018 | 12 | #8,612 |
| 2017 | 18 | #6,527 |
| 2016 | 15 | #7,599 |
| 2015 | 16 | #7,263 |
| 2014 | 19 | #6,449 |
| 2013 | 27 | #5,011 |
| 2012 | 18 | #6,868 |
| 2011 | 30 | #4,680 |
| 2010 | 43 | #3,623 |
| 2009 | 33 | #4,481 |
| 2008 | 41 | #3,858 |
| 2007 | 57 | #3,047 |
| 2006 | 25 | #5,382 |
| 2005 | 37 | #3,872 |
| 2004 | 34 | #4,089 |
| 2003 | 27 | #4,663 |
| 2002 | 21 | #5,440 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 12 | #7,710 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
Names like Jahniya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Avaya, Janiyah, Prisha, Anaya, Saanvi, Avani, Priya, Armani, Araya, Anvika, Arya, Akshara
Names related to Jahniya
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, “Jahniya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jahniya, updated 20 October 2026.