Jayna
Jayna was the 3491st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 1242nd; the most babies were born in 2006 (179). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,046 places. More babies were named Jayna in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,491 girls, down 289 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 44girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2006179 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,370babies recorded
Jayna popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,491 | 44 |
| 2020 | #3,202 | 49 |
| 2010 | #1,670 | 127 |
| 2000 | #1,439 | 128 |
| 1990 | #1,886 | 75 |
| 1980 | #1,577 | 74 |
| 1970 | #1,967 | 43 |
| 1960 | #2,075 | 31 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jayna, counting every spelling?
Jayna is a spelling of Jaina, a name family that had 87 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 87 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaina | 43 | #3,542 | 278 |
| Jayna | 44 | #3,491 | 254 |
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 Jayna?
44 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jayna (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jayna 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 191 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jayna.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jayna?
About 5,200 people born in the US named Jayna are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 17 and 41. That makes Jayna 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.
Jayna by state
How common Jayna was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Indiana (6.4×). In 44 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 Jayna: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jayna, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jayna
How popular is the name Jayna?
Jayna was the 3491st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 1242nd; the most babies were born in 2006 (179). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,046 places. More babies were named Jayna in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jayna a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jayna in the US.
Where is Jayna most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jayna was most common in Indiana (0.20 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Pennsylvania.