Girls' name · since 1999
Jnaya
Jnaya has 85 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,955 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 85
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jnaya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 85 have been recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jnaya has been recorded 85 times among girls since 1999, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2011.
- #28,955 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 85 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jnaya ranks #28,955 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 85 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #28,955 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 85
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jnaya's 85 recorded births place it above 59.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Jnaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jnaya's full recorded timeline at 2003, 26% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 74% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 42 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jnaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2011
- Peak year (2002)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Jnaya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (70 births, 82% of the file).
2000s was Jnaya's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 82% of all-time use.
Jnaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
70 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 70 births (82% of all-time use).
Jnaya by state
Where Jnaya concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
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- Jnaya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (70 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jnayas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Jnaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~12 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, 1999–2011 (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 Jnaya 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.