Unisex name · since 1971
Ja
Ja has 305 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,479 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,921 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 305
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
305 babies have been named Ja since 1971, making it today's #10921 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ja has been recorded 305 times among boys since 1971, currently ranked #10921 nationally and more common than 22% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #10,479 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,921 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 305 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ja ranks #10,479 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,921 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 305 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,479 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,921 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 305
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ja's 305 recorded births place it above 76.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Colorado.
How Ja compares
305 46th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ja's all-time total is 17% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ja | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 305 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ja's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ja's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ja popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Ja popularity over time - girls
136 total births recorded since 1957 (Ja as girls' name)
Ja by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (78 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Ja's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Ja births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
44 births
- 1980s
1980s
61 births
- 1990s
1990s
75 births
- 2000s
2000s
78 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 78 births (26% of all-time use).
Ja by state
Where Ja concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
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What to do with Ja's data
- Ja's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (78 total births) through the 2020s (36) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Colorado records the most Jas (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Colorado names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ja: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ja draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.