US rank #4816 Girls' name Peak 2008 1,213 births

Jayana — #4816 US girls' name

1,213 babies named Jayana in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s1052000s4582010s4922020s153
#4816
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 73% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Jayana was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

82 babies were named Jayana in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jayana

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,213 babies named Jayana between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jayana currently holds the #4816 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 82 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jayana performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 492 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jayana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 53 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Jayana in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jayana 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 1,213 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.

Jayana at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,213

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2008

82 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,816

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jayana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
82
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
020406080100 20242019201420092004199919941988 5

Jayana by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
492 births that decade — 41% of Jayana's all-time total
1980s51990s1052000s4582010s4922020s153

Jayana by state

Where Jayana concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jayana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
53 4.4%
#2 Pennsylvania
51 4.2%
#3 Florida
46 3.8%
#4 California
35 2.9%
#5 Ohio
27 2.2%
#6 Illinois
16 1.3%
#7 Texas
16 1.3%
#8 North Carolina
11 0.9%
New York share of Jayana's total US births 4.4%
Even split

53 of 1,213 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Jayana appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jayana?
1,213 babies have been named Jayana since 1988. It currently ranks #4816 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 82 births.
When was Jayana most popular?
Jayana was most popular in the 2010s decade with 492 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Jayana most popular?
The top states for the name Jayana are New York (53 births), Pennsylvania (51 births), Florida (46 births).
How long has the name Jayana been used?
Jayana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jayana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jayla, Jayne, Jayden, Jayda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1988–2024 (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.