Janyah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JUN-ya
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- US rank, 2025
- #7,883 for girls
Janyah is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “born, derived”. In 2025 it ranked 7,883rd for girls in the US (13 babies).
What does Janyah mean?
Sanskrit: spelling of Janya; Sanskrit word, from the root jan- 'to be born'
“born, derived”
In Carnatic music a janya raga is one 'derived' from a parent scale.
Meaning borrowed from Janya.
Is Janyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Janyah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Janyah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,883rd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13 about 1 in 120,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 13 girls in the US were named Janyah, making it the 7,883rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,964th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 94 girls. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the girls named Janyah in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Janyah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #7,883 |
| 2024 | 14 | #7,590 |
| 2023 | 14 | #7,635 |
| 2022 | 12 | #8,536 |
| 2021 | 17 | #6,686 |
| 2020 | 13 | #7,964 |
| 2019 | 30 | #4,545 |
| 2018 | 15 | #7,405 |
| 2017 | 23 | #5,515 |
| 2016 | 19 | #6,398 |
| 2015 | 30 | #4,583 |
| 2014 | 33 | #4,348 |
| 2013 | 48 | #3,313 |
| 2012 | 54 | #3,093 |
| 2011 | 44 | #3,549 |
| 2010 | 69 | #2,614 |
| 2009 | 94 | #2,139 |
| 2008 | 93 | #2,157 |
| 2007 | 91 | #2,177 |
| 2006 | 89 | #2,165 |
| 2005 | 77 | #2,312 |
| 2004 | 70 | #2,421 |
| 2003 | 65 | #2,494 |
| 2002 | 48 | #3,010 |
| 2001 | 41 | #3,312 |
| 2000 | 23 | #4,976 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
Names like Janyah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Arya, Janiyah, Saanvi, Avani, Isha, Jaya, Aanya, Aarya, Navya, Dhriti, Jaliyah, Aaliyah
Names related to Janyah
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya, Leena
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, “Janyah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/janyah, updated 20 October 2026.