Given name

Jiah

Jiah is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Jiah isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Jiah through the years

Babies since 1880
267
0 boys · 267 girls
Most popular year
2025
37 babies
2025
37
#3,942 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+84%
Rising fast
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Jiah in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2000–2025, 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 37 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,942 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 83.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 264 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.

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The ring: spellings.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Jiah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Jiyana

26RareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Jadora

14Very rare

>99% girls

Modern

Jamylah

21RareSteady

>99% girls

Modern

Joriyah

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Vaela

29RareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Madiha

“one who is praiseworthy”

27RareRising

>99% girls

Modern

Taissa

13Very rare

>99% girls

Modern

Musfirah

25RareRising fast

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Jiah’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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