How Many People Are Named Jaia?
An estimated 817 people in the United States have the first name Jaia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Jaia peaked in popularity in 2009 with 36 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jaia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jaia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
817
About 1 in 419,528 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2009
36 births
Total Registered
828
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jaia
Jaia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 828 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jaia as a female name
Ranked #4,590 in 2024
30 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (36 births)
Jaia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jaia span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 310 babies were registered. While Jaia is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jaia by Decade
How has Jaia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jaia by State
Birth registrations for Jaia span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Georgia, Texas. The lowest are in Illinois, Florida, Texas. On average, about 10 Jaias were registered per state.
Jaia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jaia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jaia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jaia?
We estimate approximately 817 people named Jaia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 419,528 Americans share this first name.
Is Jaia a common name?
Jaia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 828 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jaia most popular?
Jaia reached peak popularity in 2009, when 36 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jaia is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jaia a female name?
Jaia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jaia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jaia Smith, Jaia Johnson, Jaia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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