Girls' name · since 1996
Jayah
649 babies named Jayah in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,008 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,696 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 649
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jayah is the #6696 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 649 recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Jayah recorded 649 times among girls since 1996, holding rank #6696 nationally today, ahead of 61% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #10,008 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,696 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 649 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jayah ranks #10,008 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,696 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 649 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,008 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,696 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 649
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jayah's 649 recorded births place it above 86.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Jayah compares
649 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Jayah's all-time total is 73% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jayah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 649 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jayah splits its recorded history at 2011: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 44 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jayah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Jayah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (302 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Jayah's strongest decade.
302 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Jayah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
- 2000s
2000s
214 births
- 2010s
2010s
302 births
- 2020s 108
2020s
108 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 302 births (47% of all-time use).
How Jayah 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 Jayah's total volume
Jayah by state
Where Jayah concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 45 | 6.9% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 16 | 2.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
45 of 649 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Jayah's data
- Jayah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (302 total births) through the 2020s (108) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jayahs (45 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 Jayah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Jayah 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.