Recorded 2006–2021 Girls' name Peak 2006 36 births

Jahiya — girls' name

36 babies named Jahiya in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s172010s122020s7
2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Jahiya was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

7 babies were named Jahiya in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jahiya

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Jahiya between 2006 and 2021, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jahiya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jahiya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jahiya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jahiya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jahiya in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 36 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jahiya at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

36

Since 2006

16 years of records

Peak year

2006

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2006

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2021

Jahiya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2006

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2006)
7
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 202120112010200920082006 7

Jahiya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
17 births that decade — 47% of Jahiya's all-time total
2000s172010s122020s7

Jahiya by state

Where Jahiya concentrates geographically — total births since 2006

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jahiya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
6 16.7%
Pennsylvania share of Jahiya's total US births 16.7%

6 of 36 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jahiya?
36 babies have been named Jahiya since 2006. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2006 with 7 births.
When was Jahiya most popular?
Jahiya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Jahiya most popular?
The top states for the name Jahiya are Pennsylvania (6 births).
How long has the name Jahiya been used?
Jahiya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 16 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Jahiya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jahzara, Jahaira, Jahniya, Jahnae, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2006–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.