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Jaia

100% girls · 31 born in 2025

Jaia has been given to about 859 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2009, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

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Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 852
Median age today16 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jaia per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2009 · 36
  • Born in 202531
  • All time859

How popular is Jaia?

Its best year was 2009, when 36 babies were given the name, ranking 4226th. The typical living American called Jaia is about 16 years old today.

Names that sound like Jaia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jamia0.85
  2. Kaia0.81
  3. Maia0.81
  4. Jaida0.79
  5. Janiya0.76
  6. Maria0.70
  7. Jada0.70
  8. Jana0.70

Middle names for Jaia

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jaia Noelle0.83
  2. Jaia Belle0.83
  3. Jaia Violet0.79
  4. Jaia Della0.79
  5. Jaia Catherine0.77
  6. Jaia Frances0.77

Sibling names for Jaia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Cielosister · 0.86
  2. Soleilsister · 0.86
  3. Keziahsister · 0.86
  4. Bridgerbrother · 0.86
  5. Blazebrother · 0.85
  6. Misaelbrother · 0.85

Where Jaia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Jaia Wilson0.75
    2. Jaia Williams0.75
    3. Jaia Turner0.75
    4. Jaia Torres0.75
    5. Jaia Thompson0.75
    6. Jaia Thomas0.75

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Jaia

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.