Given name

Janayah

Janayah is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Janayah isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1997. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Janayah through the years

Babies since 1880
756
0 boys · 756 girls
Most popular year
2007
51 babies
2025
17
#6,661 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−22%
Easing
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Janayah in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1997–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,661 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 22.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 51 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 519 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

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The ring: spellings.

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Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Janayah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Janiyah

“a lively woman; one who gives life”

53UncommonEasing

>99% girls

Modern

Janiaya

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Jamiah

25RareCooling

8% boys · 92% girls

Modern

Jenniyah

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Jahni

12Very rareCooling

10% boys · 90% girls

Modern

Jaeli

22RareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Janala

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Janayah’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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