Jaya
Jaya was the 2204th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 84 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 1300th; the most babies were born in 2007 (183). Over the last ten years it has moved down 590 places. More babies were named Jaya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,204 girls, down 271 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 84girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007183 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,935babies recorded
Jaya popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 28 since 1971.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,204 | 84 |
| 2020 | #1,933 | 99 |
| 2010 | #1,452 | 156 |
| 2000 | #1,734 | 101 |
| 1990 | #5,148 | 18 |
| 1980 | #4,209 | 18 |
| 1970 | #7,417 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jaya, counting every spelling?
Jaya is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,426 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,204 for Jaya 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 Jaya?
84 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jaya (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jaya 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 100 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jaya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jaya?
About 3,900 people born in the US named Jaya are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 11 and 23. That makes Jaya 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.
Jaya by state
How common Jaya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (1.9×). In 40 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 Jaya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jaya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jaya
How popular is the name Jaya?
Jaya was the 2204th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 84 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 1300th; the most babies were born in 2007 (183). Over the last ten years it has moved down 590 places. More babies were named Jaya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jaya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jaya in the US.
Where is Jaya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jaya was most common in Florida (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and California.