How Many People Are Named Jayma?
An estimated 348 people in the United States have the first name Jayma. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Jayma peaked in popularity in 1957 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jayma 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 Jayma paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
348
About 1 in 984,926 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1957
14 births
Total Registered
386
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jayma
Jayma is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 386 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jayma as a female name
Ranked #16,587 in 2019
5 female births in 2019
Peak: 1957 (14 births)
Jayma: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jayma span from the 1940s to the 2010s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 72 babies were registered. While Jayma is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jayma by Decade
How has Jayma 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.
Jayma by State
Jayma + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jayma as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jayma: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jayma?
We estimate approximately 348 people named Jayma 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 984,926 Americans share this first name.
Is Jayma a common name?
Jayma is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 386 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jayma most popular?
Jayma reached peak popularity in 1957, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jayma is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jayma a female name?
Jayma is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jayma Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jayma Smith, Jayma Johnson, Jayma 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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