Unisex name · since 2007
Jiayi
Since 2007, U.S. Social Security records show 123 babies named Jiayi, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,840 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,289 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 123
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jiayi is the #9289 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 123 recorded since 2007.
Social Security Administration records show Jiayi recorded 123 times among girls since 2007, holding rank #9289 nationally today, ahead of 46% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.
- #24,840 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,289 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 123 born since 2007
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jiayi ranks #24,840 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,289 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 123 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.
- #24,840 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,289 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 123
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jiayi's 123 recorded births place it above 65.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Jiayi compares
123 28th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jiayi's all-time total is 67% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jiayi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 123 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jiayi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jiayi's full recorded timeline at 2015, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jiayi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Jiayi popularity over time - boys
60 total births recorded since 2009 (Jiayi as boys' name)
Jiayi by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (82 births, 67% of the file).
2010s was Jiayi's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Jiayi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
82 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 82 births (67% of all-time use).
Jiayi by state
Where Jiayi concentrates geographically, total births since 2007
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 13.0% |
16 of 123 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jiayi's data
- Jiayi's decade-level peak was the 2010s (82 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jiayis (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jiayi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~18 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 2007–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Jiayi 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 August 2026.