Girls' name · since 1989
Jayra
Jayra has 91 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 91
- total births
- 1989–2016
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 76%
- born in that decade
91 girls have been named Jayra since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jayra recorded 91 times among girls since 1989, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2016.
- 91 total births
- 1989–2016 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 76% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jayra's 91 recorded births place it above 61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jayra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jayra splits its recorded history at 2005: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jayra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2016
- Peak year (2003)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Jayra by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Jayra's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Jayra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 9
1990s
9 births
- 2000s
2000s
69 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 69 births (76% of all-time use).
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- Jayra's decade-level peak was the 2000s (69 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1989–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jayra: Baby Name Since 1989 - 91 Births, Peak 2003." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jayra. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jayra 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 July 2026.