Is Jayah a boy or girl name?

Jayah is a girl’s name. Of the 649 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Jayah

Recorded 1996–2025 · United States

Jayah was most popular in 2012, when 44 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,147 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,378, with 17 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 649 people named Jayah.

Jayah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jayah’s peak in 2012. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jayah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jayah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 649 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org