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Janiya
GirlMeaning of Janiya: American: 'invented name'
Janiya 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 — 1913th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.
US rank 2025
#1913
98 babies in 2025
England & Wales 2024
#4843
4 babies in 2024
US babies since 1880
11,109
First recorded 1990 · peak 2008
Trend
falling
Style: uncommon
Popularity over time
Gender split
0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.
Origins & cultures
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