Recorded 1990–2017 Girls' name Peak 2006 324 births

Jaysha — girls' name

324 babies named Jaysha in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s982000s1782010s48

The verdict

324 girls have been named Jaysha since 1990, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2017.

324
total births
1990–2017
years on record
2000s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Jaysha was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

27 babies were named Jaysha in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaysha

The Social Security Administration has registered 324 babies named Jaysha between 1990 and 2017, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jaysha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaysha performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 178 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jaysha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jaysha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaysha 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 324 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.

Jaysha at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

324

Since 1990

28 years of records

Peak year

2006

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1990

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2017

Jaysha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1990

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2006)
27
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
051015202530 2017201120072003199919951990 7

Jaysha by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
178 births that decade — 55% of Jaysha's all-time total
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Jaysha by state

Where Jaysha concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jaysha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
5 1.5%
Hawaii share of Jaysha's total US births 1.5%

5 of 324 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaysha?
324 babies have been named Jaysha since 1990. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2006 with 27 births.
When was Jaysha most popular?
Jaysha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 178 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Jaysha most popular?
The top states for the name Jaysha are Hawaii (5 births).
How long has the name Jaysha been used?
Jaysha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 28 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Jaysha?
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, 1990–2017 (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.