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Girl name

Janiah

100% girls · 41 born in 2025

Janiah has been given to about 4,598 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2008, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,569
Median age today18 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Janiah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2008 · 367
  • Born in 202541
  • All time4,598
  • England & Wales, 20255

How popular is Janiah?

Its best year was 2008, when 367 babies were given the name, ranking 795th. The typical living American called Janiah is about 18 years old today. It is relatively most common in Florida, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Janiah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Janiyah0.97
  2. Jaliyah0.85
  3. Aniyah0.84
  4. Zaniyah0.85
  5. Saniyah0.85
  6. Taniyah0.85
  7. Mariah0.75
  8. Zariah0.75

Middle names for Janiah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Janiah Eve0.80
  2. Janiah Elizabeth0.78
  3. Janiah Anne0.78
  4. Janiah Rose0.77
  5. Janiah Louise0.77
  6. Janiah Pearl0.76

Sibling names for Janiah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Brayanbrother · 0.92
  2. Isabelasister · 0.91
  3. Estrellasister · 0.91
  4. Yarelisister · 0.90
  5. Campbelleither · 0.89
  6. Misaelbrother · 0.87

Where Janiah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Florida0.00%
  2. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Janiah Anderson0.74
  2. Janiah White0.72
  3. Janiah Reyes0.72
  4. Janiah Nguyen0.72
  5. Janiah Moore0.72
  6. Janiah Lee0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Janiah

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025

Janiah across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.