Given name
Janoah
“a quiet and calm child”
Janoah is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “a quiet and calm child.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “a quiet and calm child.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Janoah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 328
- 328 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #5,295 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −36%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,295 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 36.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 26 in 2018. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 274 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.
Janoah’s family of names
Janoah has a related form in Janoa. Janoah has a related form in Janowa. Janoah has a related form in Janowah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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