Janiyah

• Origin: none
• Gender: feminine
• Meaning: none
• Usage: English
• Pron: juh-NYE-uh

The name is a relatively recent creation and became somewhat common in the African-American community, it is most likely inspired by similar sounding trendy names such as Shania and Aaliyah. It has been in the U.S. Top 1000 since 2003, peaked at #333 in 2009, and currently ranks in at #893 (2022).

Another form is Janiya.

Sources

• https://www.behindthename.com/name/janiyah
• https://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/index.html