Janaya first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1973. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2006, 198 babies received the name (ranked #1218). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #2842), with roughly 61 babies named Janaya each year. Janaya's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 3,896 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.