US rank #16275 Girls' name Peak 2013 180 births

Jaiah — #16275 US girls' name

180 babies named Jaiah in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s572010s912020s32
#16275
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 8% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Jaiah was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

15 babies were named Jaiah in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 180 babies named Jaiah between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jaiah currently holds the #16275 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaiah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jaiah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jaiah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaiah 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 180 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.

Jaiah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

180

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2013

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#16,275

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jaiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
15
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
05101520 20242020201620132010200620032001 5

Jaiah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
91 births that decade — 51% of Jaiah's all-time total
2000s572010s912020s32

Jaiah by state

Where Jaiah concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jaiah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
5 2.8%
Ohio share of Jaiah's total US births 2.8%

5 of 180 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaiah?
180 babies have been named Jaiah since 2001. It currently ranks #16275 among girls. The peak year was 2013 with 15 births.
When was Jaiah most popular?
Jaiah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Jaiah most popular?
The top states for the name Jaiah are Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Jaiah been used?
Jaiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jaiah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaime, Jaida, Jaimie, Jaiden, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2001–2024 (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.