Jayna
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JAY-na
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #3,458 for girls
Jayna is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,458th for girls in the US (44 babies).
Where does Jayna come from?
Modern: Jay + -na, or an elaboration of Jane
More on Wiktionary.
Is Jayna a girl's or a boy's name?
Jayna is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 44 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jayna in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2020, with 12 girls.
Half of all the girls named Jayna in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Jayna in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #3,076 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 12 | #2,268 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,893 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,540 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,895 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,954 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,780 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,741 |
How popular is Jayna in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,458th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 44 about 1 in 37,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 44 girls in the US were named Jayna, making it the 3,458th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,179th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 179 girls. It first appears in the records in 1946.
2025 had fewer girls named Jayna than any year since 1977.
Half of all the girls named Jayna in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 87 girls in the US were given Jayna or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,873, up from #3,458 for this spelling alone.
- Jayna 44
- Jaina 43
Jayna in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | #3,458 |
| 2024 | 56 | #2,930 |
| 2023 | 51 | #3,181 |
| 2022 | 53 | #3,073 |
| 2021 | 50 | #3,215 |
| 2020 | 49 | #3,179 |
| 2019 | 75 | #2,376 |
| 2018 | 70 | #2,508 |
| 2017 | 54 | #3,014 |
| 2016 | 81 | #2,321 |
| 2015 | 75 | #2,431 |
| 2014 | 114 | #1,794 |
| 2013 | 84 | #2,211 |
| 2012 | 129 | #1,651 |
| 2011 | 113 | #1,789 |
| 2010 | 127 | #1,668 |
| 2009 | 130 | #1,704 |
| 2008 | 145 | #1,573 |
| 2007 | 164 | #1,438 |
| 2006 | 179 | #1,307 |
| 2005 | 175 | #1,277 |
| 2004 | 152 | #1,372 |
| 2003 | 159 | #1,304 |
| 2002 | 143 | #1,350 |
| 2001 | 161 | #1,240 |
| 2000 | 128 | #1,429 |
| 1999 | 123 | #1,420 |
| 1998 | 108 | #1,541 |
| 1997 | 90 | #1,716 |
| 1996 | 78 | #1,862 |
| 1995 | 74 | #1,875 |
| 1994 | 119 | #1,377 |
| 1993 | 75 | #1,878 |
| 1992 | 81 | #1,778 |
| 1991 | 69 | #1,990 |
| 1990 | 75 | #1,876 |
| 1989 | 89 | #1,570 |
| 1988 | 60 | #1,982 |
| 1987 | 62 | #1,859 |
| 1986 | 69 | #1,690 |
| 1985 | 67 | #1,709 |
| 1984 | 83 | #1,397 |
| 1983 | 64 | #1,700 |
| 1982 | 64 | #1,735 |
| 1981 | 68 | #1,674 |
| 1980 | 74 | #1,570 |
| 1979 | 69 | #1,623 |
| 1978 | 66 | #1,614 |
| 1977 | 38 | #2,341 |
| 1976 | 44 | #1,996 |
| 1975 | 33 | #2,411 |
| 1974 | 39 | #2,100 |
| 1973 | 40 | #2,019 |
| 1972 | 43 | #1,920 |
| 1971 | 43 | #1,966 |
| 1970 | 43 | #1,952 |
| 1969 | 42 | #1,927 |
| 1968 | 41 | #1,855 |
| 1967 | 35 | #1,980 |
| 1966 | 33 | #2,021 |
| 1965 | 34 | #1,993 |
| 1964 | 44 | #1,747 |
| 1963 | 52 | #1,564 |
| 1962 | 39 | #1,825 |
| 1961 | 57 | #1,480 |
| 1960 | 31 | #2,060 |
| 1959 | 31 | #2,020 |
| 1958 | 21 | #2,505 |
| 1957 | 12 | #3,488 |
| 1956 | 17 | #2,825 |
| 1955 | 15 | #2,970 |
| 1954 | 14 | #3,018 |
| 1953 | 12 | #3,268 |
| 1952 | 14 | #2,920 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 9 | #3,611 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 6 | #4,416 |
Nicknames for Jayna
- Jay 83 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Jayna
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jessica, Jasmine, Myla, Francesca, Kayla, Ayla, Fatima, Lara, Mia, Safa, Summer, Maya
Other spellings of Jayna
Names related to Jayna
Jana, Janaya, Janiyah, Janna, Jiyana, Joana, Janae, Jiana, Juana, Janiya
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jayna: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jayna, updated 20 October 2026.