Is Janyia a boy or girl name?

Janyia is a girl’s name. Of the 781 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Janyia

Recorded 1997–2024 · United States

Janyia was most popular in 2006, when 87 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,803 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 781 people named Janyia.

Janyia over time

Births per year. The dot marks Janyia’s peak in 2006. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Janyia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Janyia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 781 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