girl's name
Jayna
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 6,285
Jayna is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 44 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2006, when 179 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 75,352 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1946.
Jayna over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 15 |
| 1950s | 136 |
| 1960s | 408 |
| 1970s | 458 |
| 1980s | 700 |
| 1990s | 892 |
| 2000s | 1,536 |
| 2010s | 922 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 303 |
How popular is Jayna?
In 2025, Jayna was given to 44 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Jayna is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Jayna
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jayna also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jayna over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jayna
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jayna — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jayna
How popular is the name Jayna?
In 2025, Jayna was given to 44 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Jayna a girl's or a boy's name?
Jayna is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Jayna most popular?
Jayna peaked in 2006, when 179 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Jayna a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jayna currently ranks #2,038 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.