Girls' name · since 1946
Jayna
Jayna has 5,370 recorded births since 1946 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,450 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,473 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,370
- born since 1946
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jayna is the #3473 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 5,370 recorded since 1946.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jayna has been recorded 5,370 times among girls since 1946, currently ranked #3473 nationally and more common than 80% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2025.
- #2,450 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,473 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,370 born since 1946
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jayna ranks #2,450 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,473 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,370 born since 1946, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,450 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,473 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,370
- born since 1946
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jayna's 5,370 recorded births place it above 96.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jayna compares
5,370 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Jayna's all-time total is 14x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jayna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,370 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 179 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jayna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jayna splits its recorded history at 1988: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1946 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 179 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jayna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 179
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Jayna by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,536 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Jayna's strongest decade.
1,536 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Jayna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s 136
1950s
136 births
- 1960s 408
1960s
408 births
- 1970s 458
1970s
458 births
- 1980s
1980s
700 births
- 1990s
1990s
892 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,536 births
- 2010s
2010s
922 births
- 2020s 303
2020s
303 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,536 births (29% of all-time use).
How Jayna 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 Jayna's total volume
Jayna by state
Where Jayna concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 446 | 8.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 221 | 4.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 212 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 195 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 181 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 167 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 163 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 143 | 2.7% |
446 of 5,370 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Jayna appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jayna's data
- Jayna's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,536 total births); usage has since declined to 303 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jaynas (446 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 Jayna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~79 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, 1946–2025 (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 Jayna 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.