Recorded 1971–1992 Boys' name Peak 1972 109 births

Jaja — boys' name

109 babies named Jaja in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s671980s281990s14
1970s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Jaja was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

20 babies were named Jaja in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaja

The Social Security Administration has registered 109 babies named Jaja between 1971 and 1992, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jaja currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaja performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jaja shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jaja in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaja 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 109 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.

Jaja at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

109

Since 1971

22 years of records

Peak year

1972

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1971

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1992

Jaja popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1971

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1972)
20
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
0510152025 19921989198319811977197419721971 9

Jaja by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
67 births that decade — 61% of Jaja's all-time total
1970s671980s281990s14

Jaja by state

Where Jaja concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jaja
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 4.6%
New York share of Jaja's total US births 4.6%

5 of 109 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaja?
109 babies have been named Jaja since 1971. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1972 with 20 births.
When was Jaja most popular?
Jaja was most popular in the 1970s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Jaja most popular?
The top states for the name Jaja are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Jaja been used?
Jaja has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 22 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Jaja?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jajuan, Jajaun, Jajuane. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1971–1992 (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.