Girls' name · since 1988
Jayana
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 1,237 babies named Jayana, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,478 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,308 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,237
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jayana currently ranks #5308 among girls' names in America, with 1,237 babies recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jayana has been recorded 1,237 times among girls since 1988, currently ranked #5308 nationally and more common than 69% 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 1988 to 2025.
- #6,478 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,308 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,237 born since 1988
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jayana ranks #6,478 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,308 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,237 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,478 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,308 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,237
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jayana's 1,237 recorded births place it above 91.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Jayana compares
1,237 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Jayana's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jayana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,237 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 82 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jayana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jayana splits its recorded history at 2008: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 82 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jayana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 82
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Jayana by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (492 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Jayana's strongest decade.
492 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Jayana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 105
1990s
105 births
- 2000s
2000s
458 births
- 2010s
2010s
492 births
- 2020s 177
2020s
177 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 492 births (40% of all-time use).
How Jayana 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 Jayana's total volume
Jayana by state
Where Jayana concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 53 | 4.3% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 51 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 46 | 3.7% |
| #4 | California | | 35 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 27 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Texas | | 21 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 11 | 0.9% |
53 of 1,237 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Jayana appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jayana's data
- Jayana's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (492 total births) through the 2020s (177) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Jayanas (53 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Jayana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Jayana 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.