Girls' name · since 1978
Jahayra
256 babies named Jahayra in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,373 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 256
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
256 girls have been named Jahayra since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jahayra recorded 256 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1978 to 2011.
- #17,373 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 256 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahayra ranks #17,373 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 256 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,373 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 256
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jahayra's 256 recorded births place it above 75.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jahayra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jahayra's full recorded timeline at 1999, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jahayra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2011
- Peak year (2007)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Jahayra by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (153 births, 60% of the file).
2000s was Jahayra's strongest decade.
153 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Jahayra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 40
1980s
40 births
- 1990s 47
1990s
47 births
- 2000s
2000s
153 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 153 births (60% of all-time use).
Jahayra by state
Where Jahayra concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 27 | 10.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 2.0% |
27 of 256 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Jahayra's data
- Jahayra's decade-level peak was the 2000s (153 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jahayras (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Jahayra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1978–2011 (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 Jahayra 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.