Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2005

Jania

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #6,003 Trend ↓ Falling 25%

Janiya or Jania is an uncommon female given name of Hebrew origin and meaning from Jana.

Rank 2025
#6,003
among girls · ↓2,332 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
20
named Jania · -52% vs 2024
How common
1 in 80,363
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2005
194 babies
All-time total
3,021
#3,580 all-time among girls
First recorded
1952
in Social Security records

Jania popularity over time

3,021 babies have been named Jania since 1952, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2005Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s 13 1 – #4,664
1960s 44 4 +238% #4,104
1970s 90 9 +105% #4,295
1980s 139 14 +54% #4,410
1990s 397 40 +186% #1,792
2000s 1,570 157 +295% #1,186
2010s 490 49 -69% #2,140
2020s (to 2025) 278 46 -5% #2,904

Where Jania is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 19 0.01 outside top 500
2027 17 0.01 outside top 500
2028 17 0.01 outside top 500
2029 16 0.01 outside top 500
2030 15 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Jania

Jania is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #6,003 in 2025 with 20 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1952, 3,021 American babies have been named Jania. Its peak came in 2005, when 194 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Jania stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jania?

The median living Jania is about 20 years old; half are between 15 and 25. An estimated 3,000 people named Jania are alive in the United States today.

median 20 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Jania year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 20 #6,003
2024 42 #3,671
2023 53 #3,120
2022 55 #3,008
2021 58 #2,904
2020 50 #3,162
2019 57 #2,903
2018 51 #3,178
2017 34 #4,257
2016 26 #5,201
2015 32 #4,441
2014 40 #3,805
2013 43 #3,606
2012 45 #3,555
2011 70 #2,568
2010 92 #2,140
2009 116 #1,842
2008 133 #1,680
2007 178 #1,361
2006 190 #1,263
2005 194 #1,186
2004 173 #1,254
2003 180 #1,192
2002 146 #1,333
2001 135 #1,407
2000 125 #1,476
1995 35 #3,241
1990 15 #5,949
1985 15 #4,939
1980 11 #6,064
1975 7 #7,461
1970 10 #5,190
1965 6 #6,085
1960 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Jania, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Jania?

The median living Jania is about 20 years old. Half of all living Janias are between 15 and 25 years old.

How many people named Jania are alive today?

An estimated 3,000 people named Jania are alive in the United States, based on 3,021 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Jania mean?

Janiya or Jania is an uncommon female given name of Hebrew origin and meaning from Jana.

How popular is the name Jania in 2025?

Jania ranked #6,003 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 20 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jania?

3,021 babies have been named Jania in the United States since 1952, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jania most popular?

Jania peaked in 2005, when 194 newborns received the name.

Is Jania a boy or girl name?

Jania is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Jania rising or falling?

Jania has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Jania become more popular?

Jania is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 15 girls named Jania in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Jania

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