Is Janaiya a boy or girl name?

Janaiya is a girl’s name. Of the 565 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Janaiya

Recorded 1998–2024 · United States

Janaiya was most popular in 2007, when 54 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,444 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 565 people named Janaiya.

Janaiya over time

Births per year. The dot marks Janaiya’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Janaiya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Janaiya is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 565 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org