Janaiyah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ja-NY-a
- Origin
- Modern
Janaiyah is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Janaiyah come from?
Modern: spelling of Janaiya; Ja- with -naiya; compare Janaya
Meaning borrowed from Janaiya.
Is Janaiyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Janaiyah is a girls' name.
How popular is Janaiyah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 16 girls. It first appears in the records in 2002.
Half of all the girls named Janaiyah in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Janaiyah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 13 | #8,390 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 14 | #8,204 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 16 | #7,510 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
Names like Janaiyah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jaliyah Zaniyah Kaliyah Aaliyah Zaliyah Alaiyah Jaziyah Aziyah Kamiyah Janiyah Hadassah Naziyah
Names related to Janaiyah
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, “Janaiyah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/janaiyah, updated 20 October 2026.