Girls' name · since 1973
Jahaira
1,515 babies named Jahaira in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,663 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,186 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,515
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jahaira is the #12186 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,515 recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Jahaira recorded 1,515 times among girls since 1973, holding rank #12186 nationally today, ahead of 30% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #5,663 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,186 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,515 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahaira ranks #5,663 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,186 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,515 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,663 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,186 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,515
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jahaira's 1,515 recorded births place it above 92.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Jahaira compares
1,515 Top 26% higher than 74% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Jahaira's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jahaira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,515 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 73 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jahaira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jahaira splits its recorded history at 2000: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 73 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jahaira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 73
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Jahaira by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (548 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Jahaira's strongest decade.
548 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Jahaira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 82
1970s
82 births
- 1980s
1980s
306 births
- 1990s
1990s
367 births
- 2000s
2000s
548 births
- 2010s 161
2010s
161 births
- 2020s 51
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 548 births (36% of all-time use).
How Jahaira compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jahaira's total volume
Jahaira by state
Where Jahaira concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 302 | 19.9% |
| #2 | California | | 269 | 17.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 110 | 7.3% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 64 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 36 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 13 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.3% |
302 of 1,515 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Jahaira appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jahaira's data
- Jahaira's decade-level peak was the 2000s (548 total births); usage has since declined to 51 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jahairas (302 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jahaira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Jahaira 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.