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Janaya

Girl

Meaning of Janaya: American: 'modern invented name'

Janaya is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2522nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3318th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2522

66 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3318

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,965

First recorded 1973 · peak 2006

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 27 babies1982: 17 babies1983: 25 babies1984: 13 babies1985: 21 babies1986: 22 babies1987: 30 babies1988: 44 babies1989: 54 babies1990: 50 babies19901991: 38 babies1992: 46 babies1993: 42 babies1994: 47 babies1995: 52 babies1996: 66 babies1997: 76 babies1998: 93 babies1999: 114 babies2000: 131 babies20002001: 148 babies2002: 176 babies2003: 150 babies2004: 186 babies2005: 189 babies2006: 198 babies2007: 196 babies2008: 192 babies2009: 158 babies2010: 145 babies20102011: 113 babies2012: 85 babies2013: 95 babies2014: 95 babies2015: 70 babies2016: 83 babies2017: 55 babies2018: 63 babies2019: 61 babies2020: 42 babies20202021: 74 babies2022: 65 babies2023: 46 babies2024: 56 babies2025: 66 babies
US babies named Janaya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 198.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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