How Many People Are Named Jayah?
An estimated 624 people in the United States have the first name Jayah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Jayah peaked in popularity in 2012 with 44 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jayah 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 Jayah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
624
About 1 in 549,286 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2012
44 births
Total Registered
630
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jayah
Jayah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 630 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jayah as a female name
Ranked #7,044 in 2024
16 female births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (44 births)
Jayah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jayah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 302 babies were registered. Jayah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jayah by Decade
How has Jayah 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.
Jayah by State
Birth registrations for Jayah span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Ohio, New York. The lowest are in Texas, New York, Ohio. On average, about 18 Jayahs were registered per state.
Jayah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jayah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jayah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jayah?
We estimate approximately 624 people named Jayah 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 549,286 Americans share this first name.
Is Jayah a common name?
Jayah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 630 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jayah most popular?
Jayah reached peak popularity in 2012, when 44 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jayah is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jayah a female name?
Jayah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jayah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jayah Smith, Jayah Johnson, Jayah 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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