girls' name ★ peaked 2007

Jaya

Meaning victory Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #2,204 Trend ↓ Falling 18%

Borrowed from Sanskrit जय (jaya, literally “victory”).

Rank 2025
#2,204
among girls · ↑170 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
84
named Jaya · +9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 19,134
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2007
189 babies
All-time total
3,935
#3,039 all-time among girls
First recorded
1969
in Social Security records

Jaya popularity over time

3,935 babies have been named Jaya since 1969, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 7 – 7 1 – #6,201
1970s 68 5 73 7 +943% #5,000
1980s 139 – 139 14 +90% #4,209
1990s 378 – 378 38 +172% #2,092
2000s 1,510 12 1,522 152 +303% #1,300
2010s 1,291 11 1,302 130 -14% #1,447
2020s (to 2025) 514 – 514 86 -34% #1,933

Where Jaya is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 81 0.05 outside top 500
2027 79 0.05 outside top 500
2028 77 0.05 outside top 500
2029 76 0.05 outside top 500
2030 75 0.05 outside top 500

Where Jaya is most popular

Girls named Jaya per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.051 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, New York, and California.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Jaya born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Florida 42 0.098 +92%
New York 26 0.066 +28%
California 48 0.057 +12%
Georgia 11 0.048 -5%
Pennsylvania 10 0.042 -17%
Illinois 8 0.035 -32%
Michigan 6 0.033 -36%
New Jersey 5 0.028 -46%
Texas 22 0.027 -47%
North Carolina 6 0.026 -48%
Ohio 5 0.021 -59%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Jaya

Jaya is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,204 in 2025 with 84 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1969, 3,935 American babies have been named Jaya. Its peak came in 2007, when 189 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Jaya stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jaya?

The median living Jaya is about 16 years old; half are between 10 and 22. An estimated 3,900 people named Jaya are alive in the United States today.

median 16 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Jaya year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 84 #2,204 – –
2024 77 #2,374 – –
2023 89 #2,147 – –
2022 84 #2,234 – –
2021 81 #2,276 – –
2020 99 #1,933 – –
2019 107 #1,880 – –
2018 109 #1,856 – –
2017 104 #1,937 – –
2016 111 #1,859 5 #13,071
2015 133 #1,614 – –
2014 124 #1,700 – –
2013 138 #1,566 – –
2012 153 #1,481 – –
2011 156 #1,447 6 #11,457
2010 156 #1,452 – –
2009 160 #1,458 – –
2008 173 #1,382 – –
2007 183 #1,329 6 #11,549
2006 179 #1,311 – –
2005 146 #1,456 – –
2004 127 #1,558 6 #10,562
2003 160 #1,300 – –
2002 136 #1,412 – –
2001 145 #1,325 – –
2000 101 #1,734 – –
1995 34 #3,312 – –
1990 18 #5,148 – –
1985 10 #6,643 – –
1980 18 #4,209 – –
1975 6 #8,385 – –
1970 6 #7,417 – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
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1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Jaya

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Jaya Bachchan Jaya Bachchan Indian actress and politician (born 1948) Contemporary
  2. 2 Jaya Prada Jaya Prada Indian actress and politician (born 1962) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Jaya, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Jaya?

The median living Jaya is about 16 years old. Half of all living Jayas are between 10 and 22 years old.

How many people named Jaya are alive today?

An estimated 3,900 people named Jaya are alive in the United States, based on 3,935 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Jaya mean?

Borrowed from Sanskrit जय (jaya, literally “victory”).

How popular is the name Jaya in 2025?

Jaya ranked #2,204 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 84 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jaya?

3,935 babies have been named Jaya in the United States since 1969, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jaya most popular?

Jaya peaked in 2007, when 189 newborns received the name.

Is Jaya a boy or girl name?

Jaya is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Jaya rising or falling?

Jaya is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Jaya become more popular?

Jaya is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 75 girls named Jaya in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Jaya?

Well-known people named Jaya include Jaya Bachchan (actor), Jaya Prada (actor).

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