US rank #2928 Girls' name Peak 2006 5,323 births

Jayna — #2928 US girls' name

5,323 babies named Jayna in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s151950s1361960s4081970s4581980s7001990s8922000s15362010s9192020s259
#2928
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 83% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Jayna was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

179 babies were named Jayna in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jayna

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,323 babies named Jayna between 1946 and 2024, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jayna currently holds the #2928 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 179 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jayna performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,536 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Jayna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 446 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Jayna in 30 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jayna 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 5,323 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.

Jayna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

5,323

Since 1946

79 years of records

Peak year

2006

179 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,928

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1946

Recorded for 79 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jayna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1946

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
179
Annual births at peak — across 79 years of records
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Jayna by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,536 births that decade — 29% of Jayna's all-time total
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Jayna by state

Where Jayna concentrates geographically — total births since 1946

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jayna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
446 8.4%
#2 Texas
221 4.2%
#3 New York
205 3.9%
#4 Florida
195 3.7%
#5 Pennsylvania
181 3.4%
#6 Ohio
167 3.1%
#7 Michigan
163 3.1%
#8 Indiana
135 2.5%
California share of Jayna's total US births 8.4%
Even split

446 of 5,323 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.

Jayna appears in 30 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jayna?
5,323 babies have been named Jayna since 1946. It currently ranks #2928 among girls. The peak year was 2006 with 179 births.
When was Jayna most popular?
Jayna was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,536 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Jayna most popular?
The top states for the name Jayna are California (446 births), Texas (221 births), New York (205 births).
How long has the name Jayna been used?
Jayna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 79 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jayna?
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, 1946–2024 (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.