Is Janisha a boy or girl name?

Janisha is a girl’s name. Of the 948 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Janisha

Recorded 1972–2022 · United States

Janisha was most popular in 1994, when 58 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,722 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 948 people named Janisha.

Janisha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Janisha’s peak in 1994. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Janisha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Janisha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 948 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.

Names that peaked alongside Janisha

Where Janisha is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 3.8×

Explore further

See Janisha on the interactive charts

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