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Girl name

Janilah

100% girls · last recorded 2023

Janilah has been given to about 208 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2019, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 206
Median age today12 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Janilah per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2019 · 20
  • Born in 20250
  • All time208

How popular is Janilah?

Its best year was 2019, when 20 babies were given the name, ranking 6059th. The typical living American called Janilah is about 12 years old today.

Names that sound like Janilah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Janiyah0.89
  2. Janiah0.89
  3. Jaylah0.81
  4. Aniyah0.79
  5. Jaliyah0.79
  6. Zaniyah0.79
  7. Saniyah0.79
  8. Lailah0.79

Middle names for Janilah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Janilah Eve0.82
  2. Janilah Anne0.80
  3. Janilah Rose0.79
  4. Janilah Louise0.79
  5. Janilah Pearl0.78
  6. Janilah Quinn0.78

Sibling names for Janilah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bodebrother · 0.77
  2. Fisherbrother · 0.77
  3. Aaravbrother · 0.76
  4. Maddeneither · 0.76
  5. Malayasister · 0.76
  6. Yaretzisister · 0.76

Where Janilah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Janilah White0.74
    2. Janilah Reyes0.74
    3. Janilah Nguyen0.74
    4. Janilah Moore0.74
    5. Janilah Lee0.74
    6. Janilah Green0.74

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Janilah

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.