Jiya
Jiya was the 1615th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 129 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 1611th with 141 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 451 places. More babies were named Jiya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,615 girls, up 238 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 129girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2008141 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,325babies recorded
Jiya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,615 | 129 |
| 2020 | #1,853 | 105 |
| 2010 | #1,985 | 101 |
| 2000 | #9,487 | 10 |
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How popular is Jiya, counting every spelling?
Jiya is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,348 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,615 for Jiya on its own. Together these spellings went to 148 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jiya | 129 | #1,615 | 521 |
| Jiyah | 19 | #6,213 | 100 |
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 Jiya?
129 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jiya (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jiya 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 65 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jiya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jiya?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Jiya are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 17. That makes Jiya a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Jiya by state
How common Jiya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (4.0×), New York (1.8×). 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 Jiya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jiya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jiya
How popular is the name Jiya?
Jiya was the 1615th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 129 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 1611th with 141 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 451 places. More babies were named Jiya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jiya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jiya in the US.
Where is Jiya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jiya was most common in New Jersey (0.26 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and California.