Girls' name · since 1996
Jahyra
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 91 babies named Jahyra, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,165 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 91
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jahyra is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 91 have been recorded since 1996.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahyra has been recorded 91 times among girls since 1996, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1996 to 2020.
- #28,165 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 91 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahyra ranks #28,165 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 91 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #28,165 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 91
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jahyra's 91 recorded births place it above 60.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jahyra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jahyra's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jahyra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2020
- Peak year (2005)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Jahyra by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (49 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Jahyra's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Jahyra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
49 births
- 2010s 19
2010s
19 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 49 births (54% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jahyra's data
- Jahyra's decade-level peak was the 2000s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jahyra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1996–2020 (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 Jahyra 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.