How Many People Are Named Jiya?
An estimated 2,176 people in the United States have the first name Jiya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Jiya peaked in popularity in 2008 with 141 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jiya 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 Jiya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Jiya is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 12, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,176
About 1 in 157,516 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2008
141 births
Total Registered
2,196
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jiya
Jiya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,196 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jiya as a female name
Ranked #1,824 in 2024
110 female births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (141 births)
Jiya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jiya span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,062 babies were registered. While Jiya is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jiya by Decade
How has Jiya 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.
Jiya by State
Birth registrations for Jiya span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New Jersey, Texas. The lowest are in Tennessee, Massachusetts, Washington. On average, about 78 Jiyas were registered per state.
Jiya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jiya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jiya
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jiya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jiya?
We estimate approximately 2,176 people named Jiya 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 157,516 Americans share this first name.
Is Jiya a common name?
Jiya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,196 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jiya most popular?
Jiya reached peak popularity in 2008, when 141 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jiya is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jiya a female name?
Jiya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jiya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jiya Smith, Jiya Johnson, Jiya 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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