Janisa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- juh-NIS-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Janisa is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Janisa come from?
Modern: spelling of Janissa; modern invented name, perhaps Jan + Issa
Meaning borrowed from Janissa.
Is Janisa a girl's or a boy's name?
Janisa is a girls' name.
How popular is Janisa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1993, with 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 1981.
Half of all the girls named Janisa in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Janisa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | #10,287 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 15 | #7,744 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 14 | #8,192 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8,525 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7,865 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,692 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,569 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 12 | #7,091 |
| 1993 | 17 | #5,413 |
| 1992 | 16 | #5,711 |
| 1991 | 12 | #6,969 |
| 1990 | 12 | #6,861 |
| 1989 | 11 | #6,949 |
| 1988 | 10 | #7,106 |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
Names like Janisa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amira Jaliyah Samira Jayla Aaliyah Kaliyah Aisha Khadija Jahzara Samara Amaya Aliya
Names related to Janisa
Janessa Janis Jenisha Janasia Janise Janissa Janisha Jannessa
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, “Janisa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/janisa, updated 20 October 2026.