Jayah
Jayah was the 6663rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 3610th with 44 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,296 places. More babies were named Jayah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,663 girls, down 483 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 17girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201244 babies
- Total since 1880
- 649babies recorded
Jayah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,663 | 17 |
| 2020 | #6,180 | 19 |
| 2010 | #4,240 | 35 |
| 2000 | #10,244 | 9 |
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How popular is Jayah, counting every spelling?
Jayah is a spelling of Jaya, a name family that ranked #1,426 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #6,663 for Jayah 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 Jayah?
17 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jayah (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jayah 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 495 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jayah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jayah?
About 600 people born in the US named Jayah are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 9 and 19. That makes Jayah 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jayah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jayah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jayah
How popular is the name Jayah?
Jayah was the 6663rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 3610th with 44 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,296 places. More babies were named Jayah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jayah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jayah in the US.