How Many People Are Named Jayna?
An estimated 5,061 people in the United States have the first name Jayna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Jayna peaked in popularity in 2006 with 179 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jayna 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 Jayna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,061
About 1 in 67,725 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2006
179 births
Total Registered
5,323
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jayna
Jayna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,323 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jayna as a female name
Ranked #2,936 in 2024
56 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (179 births)
Jayna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jayna span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,536 babies were registered. Jayna has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jayna by Decade
How has Jayna 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.
Jayna by State
Birth registrations for Jayna span all 30 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Virginia, Tennessee, Oregon. On average, about 73 Jaynas were registered per state.
Jayna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jayna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jayna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jayna?
We estimate approximately 5,061 people named Jayna 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 67,725 Americans share this first name.
Is Jayna a common name?
Jayna is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,323 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jayna most popular?
Jayna reached peak popularity in 2006, when 179 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jayna is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jayna a female name?
Jayna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jayna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jayna Smith, Jayna Johnson, Jayna 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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