Janaiah
Dr. Aldas Janaiah is an Indian senior scientist and economist who did extensive research on socio-economic and policy issues related to technological developments, adoption and its impacts in South Asia and SE Asia.
Meaning & Origin of Janaiah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dr. Aldas Janaiah is an Indian senior scientist and economist who did extensive research on socio-economic and policy issues related to technological developments, adoption and its impacts in South Asia and SE Asia.
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The Story of Janaiah
Janaiah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1999, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 14 Janaiahs were born — ranking #8,518 that year. As of 2026, Janaiah ranks #12,196 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 161 Janaiahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Janaiah
Janaiah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 161 births in the dataset. Janaiah's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #8,518. Use the chart and map above to compare Janaiah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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