Boys' name · since 2001
Jayan
380 babies named Jayan in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,301 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,917 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 380
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jayan is the #3917 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 380 recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jayan has been recorded 380 times among boys since 2001, currently ranked #3917 nationally and more common than 72% of boys, 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.
- #9,301 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,917 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 380 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jayan ranks #9,301 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,917 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 380 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,301 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,917 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 380
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jayan's 380 recorded births place it above 79.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Jayan compares
380 Top 50% higher than 50% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Jayan's all-time total is 3% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jayan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 380 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jayan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jayan splits its recorded history at 2014: 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 2004 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jayan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Jayan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (185 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Jayan's strongest decade.
185 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Jayan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
90 births
- 2010s
2010s
185 births
- 2020s
2020s
105 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 185 births (49% of all-time use).
Jayan by state
Where Jayan concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 4.5% |
| #2 | Florida | | 6 | 1.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 1.3% |
17 of 380 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Jayan's data
- Jayan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (185 total births) through the 2020s (105) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jayans (17 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 Jayan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~24 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, 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 Jayan 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.