NameTides

Jaya

Jaya was the #2,194 girls' name in the US in 2025 (84 babies), and #1,584 in England & Wales and #2,131 in Canada.

Jaya as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Jaya as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUS
Jaya as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#2,194 (84)#1,584 (19)—#2,131 (10)
2024#2,362 (77)#1,406 (23)—#1,710 (13)
2023#2,142 (89)#1,371 (23)—#1,419 (16)
2022#2,228 (84)#1,282 (25)—#1,362 (17)
2021#2,266 (81)#1,224 (27)—#1,454 (16)
2020#1,924 (99)#1,127 (29)—#2,007 (10)
2019#1,875 (107)#1,017 (34)#650 (4)#1,186 (21)
2018#1,852 (109)#1,200 (28)—#953 (28)
2017#1,930 (104)#1,002 (36)—#1,023 (25)
2016#1,857 (111)#881 (42)#798 (3)#1,157 (22)
2015#1,609 (133)#649 (63)—#1,157 (21)
2014#1,692 (124)#907 (41)—#1,187 (21)
2013#1,565 (138)#652 (62)—#846 (32)
2012#1,477 (153)#587 (72)#525 (6)#1,029 (25)
2011#1,446 (156)#575 (70)#674 (4)#730 (38)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2007 at #1,326.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1969.

How common is it?

about 1 in 19,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 19,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 13,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 15,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Jaya is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 19,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 17,000 to 1 in 22,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Jaya by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,014ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,830NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,830CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,386TXFlorida: #1,545FL
Jaya (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
JayaCanadaGirls#2,13110
JayaEngland & WalesGirls#1,58419
JayaEngland & WalesBoys—too few
JayaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
JayaScotlandGirls—too few
JayaUSGirls#2,19484
JayaUSBoys—too few