Jaya
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Jaya
This name of a Buddhist goddess, a possible alternative to the trendy Maya, was chosen for their daughter by Laura Dern and Ben Harper. Jaya is simple yet unusual, a winning combination, and one of the out-of-the-box goddess names as well as one of the most easily translated Hindi names for girls.
Jaya for boys
While Jay and Jai are more popular for boys, Jaya is considered a unisex name in both the south of India and Malaysia, while in Nepal and Indonesia, it leans masculine. Derived from a Sanskrit element meaning "victory", it is a bright, strong choice, related to names such as Ajay, Jaidev and Jayanta.
Pronounced JAH-yuh.
As of October 2026, Jaya ranked #2204 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1300 in 2003.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,698 | 124 | 69.4 |
| 2015 | #1,614 | 133 | 74.5 |
| 2016 | #1,859 | 111 | 62.6 |
| 2017 | #1,936 | 104 | 60.2 |
| 2018 | #1,855 | 109 | 64.1 |
| 2019 | #1,892 | 106 | 63.2 |
| 2020 | #1,930 | 99 | 61.2 |
| 2021 | #2,275 | 81 | 49.4 |
| 2022 | #2,233 | 84 | 51.2 |
| 2023 | #2,164 | 88 | 54.8 |
| 2024 | #2,367 | 77 | 47.5 |
| 2025 | #2,204 | 84 | 52.3 |
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Jaya in pop culture
- Can also be used as a boy's nameGirl
pronounced Jye,ah, not Jay,ah.