Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2019

Janyla

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,984 Trend ↓ Falling 23%
Rank 2025
#1,984
among girls · ↑161 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
97
named Janyla · +9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 16,570
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2019
139 babies
All-time total
2,269
#4,331 all-time among girls
First recorded
1998
in Social Security records

Janyla popularity over time

2,269 babies have been named Janyla since 1998, 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2019Girls

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 – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 16 2 – #9,615
2000s 477 48 +2881% #2,256
2010s 1,140 114 +139% #1,553
2020s (to 2025) 636 106 -7% #1,646

Where Janyla 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 93 0.06 outside top 500
2027 90 0.06 outside top 500
2028 87 0.05 outside top 500
2029 85 0.05 outside top 500
2030 83 0.05 outside top 500

Where Janyla is most popular

Girls named Janyla per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.063 per 1,000. Strongest in Georgia, Mississippi, and Florida.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Janyla born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Georgia 53 0.233 +271%
Mississippi 8 0.171 +172%
Florida 69 0.161 +157%
Tennessee 24 0.151 +141%
South Carolina 13 0.145 +130%
Alabama 11 0.117 +86%
North Carolina 26 0.114 +82%
Illinois 25 0.109 +74%
Ohio 23 0.097 +54%
Indiana 10 0.071 +13%
Michigan 11 0.060 ≈ national
Texas 27 0.034 -47%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
California – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Janyla

Janyla is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,984 in 2025 with 97 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1998, 2,269 American babies have been named Janyla. Its peak came in 2019, when 139 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Janyla stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Janyla?

The median living Janyla is about 10 years old; half are between 5 and 15. An estimated 2,300 people named Janyla are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

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

Janyla year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 97 #1,984
2024 89 #2,145
2023 103 #1,928
2022 102 #1,949
2021 119 #1,735
2020 126 #1,646
2019 139 #1,553
2018 123 #1,690
2017 130 #1,662
2016 102 #1,964
2015 91 #2,117
2014 101 #1,970
2013 120 #1,731
2012 117 #1,769
2011 115 #1,774
2010 102 #1,968
2009 74 #2,539
2008 87 #2,256
2007 72 #2,581
2006 67 #2,678
2005 48 #3,230
2004 52 #3,018
2003 27 #4,729
2002 27 #4,550
2001 11 #9,004
2000 12 #8,237
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Janyla?

The median living Janyla is about 10 years old. Half of all living Janylas are between 5 and 15 years old.

How many people named Janyla are alive today?

An estimated 2,300 people named Janyla are alive in the United States, based on 2,269 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Janyla in 2025?

Janyla ranked #1,984 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 97 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Janyla?

2,269 babies have been named Janyla in the United States since 1998, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Janyla most popular?

Janyla peaked in 2019, when 139 newborns received the name.

Is Janyla a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Janyla rising or falling?

Janyla has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Janyla become more popular?

Janyla is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 83 girls named Janyla in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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