Janiyah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ja-NY-a
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,416 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #783 for girls
Janiyah is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,416th for girls in the UK (23 babies) and 783rd for girls in the US (346 babies).
Where does Janiyah come from?
Modern: modern elaboration of names like Jana and Jania
More on Wiktionary.
Is Janiyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Janiyah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 23 girls in the UK and 346 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Janiyah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,416among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 23about 1 in 12,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 157% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 23 girls in the UK were named Janiyah, making it the 1,416th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,630th.
2025 had the most girls named Janiyah of any year since it first appeared, in 2008.
Half of all the girls named Janiyah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 32 girls in the UK were given Janiyah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,002, up from #1,416 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,362nd in England and Wales.
Janiyah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | #1,416 |
| 2024 | 8 | #3,076 |
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,450 |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,510 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 1 | #7,520 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
How popular is Janiyah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #783among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 346about 1 in 4,600 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 346 girls in the US were named Janiyah, making it the 783rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 722nd. Its busiest year was 2009, with 994 girls. It first appears in the records in 1995.
Half of all the girls named Janiyah in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 510 girls in the US were given Janiyah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #587, up from #783 for this spelling alone.
Janiyah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 346 | #783 |
| 2024 | 305 | #884 |
| 2023 | 309 | #866 |
| 2022 | 311 | #895 |
| 2021 | 381 | #746 |
| 2020 | 385 | #722 |
| 2019 | 423 | #685 |
| 2018 | 449 | #657 |
| 2017 | 503 | #599 |
| 2016 | 552 | #563 |
| 2015 | 582 | #538 |
| 2014 | 539 | #569 |
| 2013 | 645 | #476 |
| 2012 | 714 | #438 |
| 2011 | 791 | #400 |
| 2010 | 914 | #351 |
| 2009 | 994 | #333 |
| 2008 | 929 | #355 |
| 2007 | 758 | #432 |
| 2006 | 686 | #462 |
| 2005 | 639 | #478 |
| 2004 | 501 | #570 |
| 2003 | 355 | #721 |
| 2002 | 201 | #1,059 |
| 2001 | 149 | #1,294 |
| 2000 | 92 | #1,851 |
| 1999 | 67 | #2,219 |
| 1998 | 32 | #3,645 |
| 1997 | 19 | #5,224 |
| 1996 | 23 | #4,448 |
| 1995 | 11 | #7,509 |
Names like Janiyah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah Ayah Safa Kaliyah Zainab Sumayyah Zaniyah Aasiyah Nusaybah Ruqayyah Amira Amaya
Other spellings of Janiyah
Names related to Janiyah
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Janiyah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/janiyah, updated 20 October 2026.