Girls' name · since 2001

Jaiyah

Jaiyah has 275 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#16,668 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#8,651 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
275
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Jaiyah is the #8651 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 275 recorded since 2001.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaiyah has been recorded 275 times among girls since 2001, currently ranked #8651 nationally and more common than 50% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.

  • #16,668 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #8,651 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 275 born since 2001
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaiyah ranks #16,668 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,651 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 275 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.

#16,668 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#8,651 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
275
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%49.9%
Jaiyah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Jaiyah's 275 recorded births place it above 76.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Jaiyah compares

275 43rd percentile among 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

Jaiyah's all-time total is 27% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jaiyah Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 275 376 567,345
Peak-year births 16 21 19,840

Jaiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Jaiyah's SSA record in two at 2013 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 2003, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Jaiyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
16
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
5101520 2001200520092013201720212025 12

Jaiyah by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (110 births, 40% of the file).

2010s was Jaiyah's strongest decade.

110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.

Jaiyah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 110 births (40% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Jaiyah by state

Where Jaiyah concentrates geographically, total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jaiyah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 2.2%
Texas share of Jaiyah's total US births 2.2%

6 of 275 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaiyah?
Jaiyah has been given to 275 babies in the U.S. since 2001, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #16,668 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #8,651 of 17,297. 16 babies were born in 2021, its single highest year.
Where does Jaiyah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaiyah ranks #16,668 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,651 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jaiyah most popular?
Jaiyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 110 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Jaiyah most popular?
The top states for the name Jaiyah are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Jaiyah been used?
Records for Jaiyah go back to 2001, giving 25 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Jaiyah?
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.

What to do with Jaiyah's data

  • Jaiyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (110 total births) through the 2020s (69) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Jaiyahs (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jaiyah

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jaiyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2001–2025 (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 Jaiyah 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.