Declining since 2013.
Popularity of Janilah since 2006
Babies named Janilah per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 46 |
| 2010s | 131 |
| 2020s | 31 |
Meaning & origin
Janilah is a modern American invention first recorded in 2006, part of a wave of names ending in -lah that rose in the early 2000s. It has never entered the top 1,000 names, but its peak came in 2019, during the height of the -lah trend. Since 2013, its trajectory has been falling, and it remains a rare choice. The name has no strong ties to any particular state or cultural group, reflecting its status as a contemporary coinage rather than a traditional name.
Janilah appears to be a modern American coinage, first recorded in 2006. It combines the common name element Jan- (itself a variant of Jane or a shortened form of names like Janelle) with the fashionable suffix -lah (as seen in Aaliyah or Jaliyah). The name has no known historical or linguistic roots outside of contemporary naming trends.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Jani, Nila, Lah
Sibling names for Janilah
Names that share Janilah's style, for a brother or sister.
