Girls' name · since 1995
Jiya
2,325 babies named Jiya in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,252 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,619 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,325
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jiya is the #1619 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,325 recorded since 1995.
Jiya has 2,325 recorded births among girls since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1619 as of the latest data, more common than 91% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #4,252 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,619 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,325 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jiya ranks #4,252 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,619 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,325 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,252 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,619 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,325
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jiya's 2,325 recorded births place it above 94.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jiya compares
2,325 Top 21% higher than 79% of 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
Jiya's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jiya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,325 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 141 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jiya splits its recorded history at 2011: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1995 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 141 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jiya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 141
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Jiya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,062 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Jiya's strongest decade.
1,062 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Jiya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s
2000s
617 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,062 births
- 2020s
2020s
626 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,062 births (46% of all-time use).
How Jiya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jiya's total volume
Jiya by state
Where Jiya concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 346 | 14.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 260 | 11.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 201 | 8.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 167 | 7.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 111 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 98 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 67 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 44 | 1.9% |
346 of 2,325 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Jiya appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jiya's data
- Jiya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,062 total births) through the 2020s (626) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jiyas (346 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jiya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Jiya 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.