Jayah is a variant of Jaya. One Hindi interpretation is “a victorious woman; in Hinduism, one of the names of the wife of Shiva.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jayah through the years
Babies since 1880
649
0 boys · 649 girls
Most popular year
2012
44 babies
2025
17
#6,663 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−25%
Easing
Jayah in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1996–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,663 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 25.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 44 in 2012. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 482 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.