How Many People Are Named Jayanna Williams?

There are approximately 6 people named Jayanna Williams living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 57,125,723 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Jayanna with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Williams. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 57,125,723 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Jayanna

Last Name

Williams

Est. Bearers 1,790,492

Census Rank #3

Per 100K 522.38

Rarity Very Common

Jayanna: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Jayanna. The peak year was 2007 with 95 births. The average person named Jayanna today is 16 years old.

Ancestry of the First Name Jayanna

In the 2020 Census, the first name Jayanna was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (49.18%). The next largest recorded groups were White (18.72%) and Hispanic (16.21%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Jayanna in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Jayanna rose or fell over time.

White

18.72%

Black

49.18%

Hispanic

16.21%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.72%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.85%

Two or More Races

11.32%

Ancestry of the Williams Surname

The surname Williams was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Williams in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

43.82%

Black

46.22%

Hispanic

3.50%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.59%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.78%

Two or More Races

5.08%

How we calculated this

The first name "Jayanna" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Williams" appears at a rate of 522.38 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Jayanna are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 6 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Jayanna

Jayanna Smith Jayanna Johnson Jayanna Brown Jayanna Jones Jayanna Garcia

Other people with the surname Williams

Michael Williams James Williams John Williams David Williams Robert Williams William Williams Christopher Williams Joseph Williams

Jayanna Williams: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Jayanna Williams?

We estimate approximately 6 people named Jayanna Williams are alive in the United States today. The first name Jayanna is shared by 1,204 Americans, and the surname Williams is shared by 1,790,492.

How rare is the name Jayanna Williams?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 57,125,723 Americans. The first name Jayanna is rare and the surname Williams is very common.

Is Jayanna a male or female name?

Jayanna is predominantly female, with 0.0% of bearers being male and 100.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 2007 and the average bearer today is 16 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Jayanna?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Jayanna was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (49.18%). The next largest recorded groups were White (18.72%) and Hispanic (16.21%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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