Jniya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- juh-NEE-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Jniya is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Jniya come from?
Modern: spelling of Jniyah; J- prefix + Niyah, in the style of Aniyah
Meaning borrowed from Jniyah.
Is Jniya a girl's or a boy's name?
Jniya is a girls' name.
How popular is Jniya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 25 girls. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the girls named Jniya in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jniya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 16 | #7,510 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 19 | #6,796 |
| 2007 | 24 | #5,706 |
| 2006 | 22 | #5,904 |
| 2005 | 25 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 24 | #5,204 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 23 | #5,082 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
Names like Jniya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Priya, Avaya, Prisha, Saanvi, Avani, Shriya, Radhika, Navya, Kavya, Akshara, Anvika, Anika
Names related to Jniya
Janiyah, Janiya, Junia, Jania, Janya, Jeniyah, Jina, Jahniya
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, “Jniya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jniya, updated 20 October 2026.