Girl’s name · American English, Hebrew

Janiah

How to say it: juh-NY-uh · /dʒəˈnaɪə/

Modern elaboration likely blending Jan/Jana with -iah suffix (Hebrew: God is gracious/Lord).

Janiah was the 588th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 41 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are down about 50% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #741 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#588for girls in 2025
1 in 6,835US babies
41born in 2025
#741projected for 2030
2000sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Janiah
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#588
Babies born in 202541
Share of births1 in 6,835
Peak decade2000s
Change over 10 years−50%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#741
In France, 2025#2,541 among girls’ names, 0 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Janiah is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 134 per million births, 2000s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Jani
  • Nia

Honouring a Janiah in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Janiah is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Hebrew.

In France: #2,541 for girls in 2025.

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