Girls' name · since 1969
Jaya
3,907 babies named Jaya in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,039 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,200 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,907
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jaya currently ranks #2200 among girls' names in America, with 3,907 babies recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Jaya recorded 3,907 times among girls since 1969, holding rank #2200 nationally today, ahead of 87% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #3,039 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,200 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,907 born since 1969
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaya ranks #3,039 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,200 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,907 born since 1969, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,039 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,200 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,907
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jaya's 3,907 recorded births place it above 95.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jaya compares
3,907 Top 16% higher than 84% of 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
Jaya's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,907 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 183 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jaya's full recorded timeline at 1998, 89% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 11% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 183 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jaya popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 183
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Jaya popularity over time - boys
28 total births recorded since 1971 (Jaya as boys' name)
Jaya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,510 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Jaya's strongest decade.
1,510 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Jaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s 68
1970s
68 births
- 1980s 139
1980s
139 births
- 1990s 378
1990s
378 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,510 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,291 births
- 2020s 514
2020s
514 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,510 births (39% of all-time use).
How Jaya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jaya's total volume
Jaya by state
Where Jaya concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 445 | 11.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 243 | 6.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 240 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 191 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 144 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 132 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 90 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 87 | 2.2% |
445 of 3,907 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Jaya appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jaya's data
- Jaya's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (1,510 total births) through the 2020s (514) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jayas (445 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Jaya 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.