Jaysa — #11331 US girls' name
550 babies named Jaysa in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 36% of names given to girls today.
45% of everyone ever named Jaysa was born in this single decade.
31 babies were named Jaysa in 2008 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Jaysa
The Social Security Administration has registered 550 babies named Jaysa between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jaysa currently holds the #11331 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 31 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaysa performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 245 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jaysa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Jaysa 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 550 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.
Jaysa at a glance
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Current rank
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Jaysa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978
- Peak year (2008)
- 31
- Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
Currently ranks #11331 among girls.
550 total births across 47 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2008 with 31 births in a single year.
Jaysa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 245 births that decade — 45% of Jaysa's all-time total
Jaysa decade highlights
- Peak decade 245 births
- Runner-up 154 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Jaysa's strongest decade
245 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 45% of all-time use.
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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, 1978–2024 (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.