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Janayah

Girl

Meaning of Janayah: American: 'modern invented name'

Janayah is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 6301st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6301

17 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

756

First recorded 1997 · peak 2007

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 9 babies1998: 9 babies1999: 15 babies2000: 16 babies20002001: 12 babies2002: 22 babies2003: 25 babies2004: 35 babies2005: 41 babies2006: 41 babies2007: 51 babies2008: 34 babies2009: 34 babies2010: 47 babies20102011: 47 babies2012: 24 babies2013: 33 babies2014: 27 babies2015: 26 babies2016: 21 babies2017: 30 babies2018: 19 babies2019: 29 babies2020: 18 babies20202021: 24 babies2022: 15 babies2023: 21 babies2024: 14 babies2025: 17 babies
US babies named Janayah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 51.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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