Jaia
Jaia was the 4492nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 3764th; the most babies were born in 2009 (36). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,048 places. More babies were named Jaia in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,492 girls, down 191 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 31girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200936 babies
- Total since 1880
- 859babies recorded
Jaia popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,492 | 31 |
| 2020 | #4,301 | 32 |
| 2010 | #5,497 | 25 |
| 2000 | #4,712 | 25 |
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How popular is Jaia, counting every spelling?
Jaia is a spelling of Jaya, a name family that ranked #1,426 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,492 for Jaia on its own. Together these spellings went to 137 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaya | 84 | #2,204 | 415 |
| Jaia | 31 | #4,492 | 146 |
| Jayah | 17 | #6,663 | 89 |
| Jaiah | 5 | #15,875 | 30 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jaia?
31 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jaia (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jaia born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 270 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jaia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jaia?
About 900 people born in the US named Jaia are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 8 and 23. That makes Jaia mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jaia by state
How common Jaia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jaia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jaia, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jaia
How popular is the name Jaia?
Jaia was the 4492nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 3764th; the most babies were born in 2009 (36). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,048 places. More babies were named Jaia in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jaia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jaia in the US.
Where is Jaia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jaia was most common in Illinois (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and California.