Jaazaniah
A masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning "Yahweh has listened".
Name Census estimates that about 25 living Americans carry the first name Jaazaniah. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 80.0% of registrations being female. The average person named Jaazaniah today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jaazaniah births was 2007 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jaazaniah. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Jaazaniah. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
25
~ 1 in 13,710,174 Americans
Peak year
2007
5 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2009 SSA rank
#13,215
Tracked since 2007
Gender
Gender distribution for Jaazaniah
Jaazaniah is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 25 total registrations, 5 (20.0%) were male and 20 (80.0%) were female.
Jaazaniah as a male name
- Ranked #13,215 in 2009
- 5 male births in 2009
- Peak: 2009 (5 births)
Jaazaniah as a female name
- Ranked #16,881 in 2017
- 5 female births in 2017
- Peak: 2007 (5 births)
Popularity
Jaazaniah: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jaazaniah from the 2000s through to the 2010s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 15 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jaazaniah by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jaazaniah during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jaazaniah
The given name Jaazaniah has its roots in the ancient Hebrew language. It is a combination of two words: "Jah," which is a shortened form of the Hebrew name for God, "Yahweh," and "Aniah," which means "to answer" or "to respond." Together, the name can be interpreted as "Yahweh has answered" or "God has responded."
This name appears in the Bible, specifically in the Book of Ezekiel (8:11), where it is mentioned as the name of one of the elders of Israel. The biblical context suggests that Jaazaniah was a prominent figure among the Israelites during the time of the Babylonian exile in the 6th century BCE.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Jaazaniah was a Hebrew scribe who lived during the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah in the 6th century BCE. He is mentioned in the Book of Jeremiah (35:3) as the son of Jeremiah the prophet.
Another notable figure with the name Jaazaniah was a Levite who returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian captivity with Ezra the scribe in the 5th century BCE. He is mentioned in the Book of Ezra (8:16) as one of the leaders who helped gather Levites to accompany Ezra on the journey.
In the 1st century CE, there was a Jewish scholar named Jaazaniah ben Yaakov, who is mentioned in the Talmud as a disciple of the famous Rabbi Akiva. He is known for his contributions to the study and interpretation of Jewish law.
During the Middle Ages, a Jewish philosopher and theologian named Jaazaniah ben Joseph lived in the 12th century CE. He was born in Arles, France, and is known for his work "Sha'ar ha-Shamayim" (Gate of Heaven), which addressed various philosophical and theological questions.
In more recent history, there was an American painter named Jaazaniah Simons, who lived from 1830 to 1915. He was born in New York and is known for his landscapes and genre scenes depicting rural life in the northeastern United States.
People
Jaazaniah + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jaazaniah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jaazaniah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jaazaniah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 25 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jaazaniah going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 13,710,174 US residents.
Is Jaazaniah a common name?
We classify Jaazaniah as "Very Rare". It ranks above 43.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 25 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jaazaniah most popular?
The single biggest year for Jaazaniah was 2007, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jaazaniah is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jaazaniah in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jaazaniah a female name?
Yes, 80.0% of people registered as Jaazaniah in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jaazaniah still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jaazaniah in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jaazaniah can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people have Jaazaniah as a first name?
See how many people have the name Jaazaniah on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.