Recorded 1994–2022 Girls' name Peak 2007 291 births

Jayona — girls' name

291 babies named Jayona in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s202000s1672010s842020s20

The verdict

291 girls have been named Jayona since 1994, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2022.

291
total births
1994–2022
years on record
2000s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Jayona was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

26 babies were named Jayona in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jayona

The Social Security Administration has registered 291 babies named Jayona between 1994 and 2022, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jayona currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jayona performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 167 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jayona shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Jayona in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jayona 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 291 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.

Jayona at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

291

Since 1994

29 years of records

Peak year

2007

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1994

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2022

Jayona popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1994

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2007)
26
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
051015202530 2022201820132009200520011994 6

Jayona by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
167 births that decade — 57% of Jayona's all-time total
1990s202000s1672010s842020s20

Jayona by state

Where Jayona concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jayona
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
6 2.1%
#2 Ohio
5 1.7%
Pennsylvania share of Jayona's total US births 2.1%
Even split

6 of 291 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jayona?
291 babies have been named Jayona since 1994. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2007 with 26 births.
When was Jayona most popular?
Jayona was most popular in the 2000s decade with 167 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Jayona most popular?
The top states for the name Jayona are Pennsylvania (6 births), Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Jayona been used?
Jayona has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 29 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Jayona?
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.

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, 1994–2022 (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.