Janilah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- juh-NEE-luh
- Origin
- Modern
Janilah is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Janilah come from?
Modern: modern invented name, perhaps from Jani
Is Janilah a girl's or a boy's name?
Janilah is a girls' name.
How popular is Janilah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2019, with 20 girls. It first appears in the records in 2006.
Half of all the girls named Janilah in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Janilah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 9 | #10,287 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8,948 |
| 2019 | 20 | #5,982 |
| 2018 | 11 | #9,146 |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 13 | #8,443 |
| 2014 | 17 | #6,985 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7,027 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7,800 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8,450 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
Names like Janilah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jaliyah, Kaliyah, Zaniyah, Hadassah, Kamiyah, Zaliyah, Jalayah, Sariyah, Jaziyah, Zariah, Aaliyah, Amoura
Names related to Janilah
Janyla, Janylah, Janiyla, Janella, Janiylah, Janila, Janielle
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, “Janilah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/janilah, updated 20 October 2026.