Total births
27
Girls' name · since 2001
Jyah
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 27 babies named Jyah, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 27
- total births
- 2001–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
Jyah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 27 recorded since 2001.
Jyah has 27 recorded births among girls since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- 27 total births
- 2001–2025 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 63% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
27 girls have been named Jyah since 2001, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.
- 27
- total births
- 2001–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
63% of everyone ever named Jyah was born in this single decade.
2001
Single peak year
6 babies were named Jyah in 2001 - its busiest year on record.
Jyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jyah's full recorded timeline at 2004, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jyah at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2001
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2001
Jyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Jyah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Jyah's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Jyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 17 births (63% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jyah? ▼
Jyah has been given to 27 babies in the U.S. since 2001, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 6 babies were born in 2001, its single highest year.
When was Jyah most popular? ▼
Jyah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Jyah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Jyah since 2001 -- 25 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Jyah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jyasia, Jya, Jyana, Jyanna. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Jyah's data
- Jyah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Jyah
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2001–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Jyah: Baby Name Since 2001 - 27 Births, Peak 2001." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jyah. 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 Jyah 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 June 2026.