Is Jaya a boy or girl name?
Jaya is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 77 girls and 0 boys were named Jaya, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.3% of the 3,850 US babies named Jaya were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,367
- Babies named Jaya since 1969
- 3,850
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 189 babies
Boys and girls named Jaya, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 7 | 100% |
| 1970s | 5 | 68 | 93.2% |
| 1980s | 0 | 139 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 378 | 100% |
| 2000s | 12 | 1,511 | 99.2% |
| 2010s | 11 | 1,290 | 99.2% |
| 2020s | 0 | 429 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,367 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,164 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,233 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,275 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,930 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,892 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,855 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,936 |
| 2016 | 5 | #13,068 | 111 | #1,859 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,614 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,698 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,565 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,480 |
| 2011 | 6 | #11,454 | 156 | #1,447 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 156 | #1,452 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,458 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 173 | #1,382 |
| 2007 | 6 | #11,549 | 183 | #1,329 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 179 | #1,311 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,447 |
| 2004 | 6 | #10,561 | 127 | #1,558 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,300 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,412 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,325 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,734 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,102 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,092 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,898 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,818 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,312 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,299 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,159 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,752 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,761 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,149 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,305 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,724 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,412 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,560 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,642 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,012 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,762 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,415 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,605 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,210 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,425 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,217 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,648 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,002 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,386 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,471 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,795 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,257 | 5 | #8,824 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,417 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,200 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jaya reached #5,257 in 1971. As a girl name, it reached #1,300 in 2003. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jaya
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.