Feminine dossier · first seen 1968
Janya
Endangered
Down 93.2% from peak
Peak era
2004
Peak births
234
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Janya
How many people are named Janya?
An estimated 2,339 living Americans are named Janya.
How rare is Janya?
Janya is very rare among babies today, with 16 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 93.2% from its 2004 peak.
How old is the typical Janya?
The median age of a living American named Janya is approximately 20 years, with most bearers falling between 16 and 22 years old.
Is Janya still popular?
No. Janya is endangered as a baby name, down 93.2% from its 2004 peak with 16 births in 2025.
Where is Janya most common?
Janya has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appears 6.4× more often than the national baseline.
1968Peak 20042025
Peak year
2004
Decline from peak
93.2%
2025
16
All-time
2,374
Where it lives now
Janya is most concentrated in Mississippi — about 6.4× the national rate in the 2000s. It also runs high in Louisiana and Georgia.
States where Janya is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.