Girls' name · since 1954
Jea
Since 1954, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Jea, peaking in 1960. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 16
- total births
- 1954–1979
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
16 girls have been named Jea since 1954, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jea recorded 16 times among girls since 1954, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 1979.
- 16 total births
- 1954–1979 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 38% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jea's 16 recorded births place it above 32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jea splits its recorded history at 1960: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1954 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1960 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1979
- Peak year (1960)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Jea by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Jea's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Jea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 6 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Jea's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1970s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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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, 1954–1979 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jea: Baby Name Since 1954 - 16 Births, Peak 1960." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jea. 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 Jea 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.