Is Janayah a boy or girl name?

Janayah is a girl’s name. Of the 756 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Janayah

Recorded 1997–2025 · United States

Janayah was most popular in 2007, when 51 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,661 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,378, with 17 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 756 people named Janayah.

Janayah over time

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

Is Janayah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Janayah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 756 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