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Jayah

100% girls · 17 born in 2025

Jayah has been given to about 649 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2012, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

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Origin—
Syllables1
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Living in the US≈ 645
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jayah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2012 · 44
  • Born in 202517
  • All time649

How popular is Jayah?

Its best year was 2012, when 44 babies were given the name, ranking 3610th. The typical living American called Jayah is about 14 years old today.

Names that sound like Jayah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jaylah0.88
  2. Ayah0.85
  3. Janiyah0.80
  4. Jaliyah0.80
  5. Janiah0.79
  6. Laylah0.75
  7. Kaylah0.75
  8. Sarah0.70

Middle names for Jayah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jayah Iris0.77
  2. Jayah Opal0.77
  3. Jayah Ivy0.77
  4. Jayah Noelle0.77
  5. Jayah Belle0.77
  6. Jayah Alice0.75

Sibling names for Jayah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Fisherbrother · 0.85
  2. Azariasister · 0.84
  3. Yarelisister · 0.84
  4. Bodebrother · 0.83
  5. Soleilsister · 0.83
  6. Kyrenbrother · 0.82

Where Jayah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Jayah Evans0.73
    2. Jayah Edwards0.73
    3. Jayah Anderson0.70
    4. Jayah Allen0.70
    5. Jayah Adams0.70
    6. Jayah Wilson0.69

    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 Jayah

    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.