US rank #5230 Girls' name Peak 2024 229 births

Jiah — #5230 US girls' name

229 babies named Jiah in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s492010s882020s92
#5230
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 70% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Jiah was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

25 babies were named Jiah in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 229 babies named Jiah between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jiah currently holds the #5230 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jiah performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jiah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jiah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jiah 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 229 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.

Jiah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

229

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2024

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#5,230

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
25
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
051015202530 2024202120182015201220072000 6

Jiah by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
92 births that decade — 40% of Jiah's all-time total
2000s492010s882020s92

Jiah by state

Where Jiah concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jiah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 2.6%
California share of Jiah's total US births 2.6%

6 of 229 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jiah?
229 babies have been named Jiah since 2000. It currently ranks #5230 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 25 births.
When was Jiah most popular?
Jiah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 92 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Jiah most popular?
The top states for the name Jiah are California (6 births).
How long has the name Jiah been used?
Jiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jiah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jianna, Jia, Jiana, Jianni, 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, 2000–2024 (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.