Jiya
Girl · JEE-ya · Hindi
Jiya is a girls' name of Hindi origin, meaning “heart; life”. In 2025 it ranked 752nd for girls in the UK (53 babies) and 1,611th for girls in the US (129 babies).
What does Jiya mean?
Hindi
“heart; life”
- Say it
- JEE-ya
Is Jiya a girl's or a boy's name?
Jiya is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 53 girls in the UK and 129 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jiya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #752among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 53about 1 in 5,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 53 girls in the UK were named Jiya, making it the 752nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 987th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 67 girls.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more girls named Jiya than any year since 2013.
Half of all the girls named Jiya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 696th in England and Wales.
Jiya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 | #752 |
| 2024 | 44 | #887 |
| 2023 | 43 | #892 |
| 2022 | 38 | #974 |
| 2021 | 44 | #876 |
| 2020 | 37 | #987 |
| 2019 | 41 | #942 |
| 2018 | 34 | #1,098 |
| 2017 | 45 | #916 |
| 2016 | 32 | #1,162 |
| 2015 | 41 | #960 |
| 2014 | 50 | #837 |
| 2013 | 53 | #783 |
| 2012 | 55 | #779 |
| 2011 | 66 | #665 |
| 2010 | 59 | #688 |
| 2009 | 60 | #674 |
| 2008 | 67 | #623 |
| 2007 | 53 | #709 |
| 2006 | 39 | #834 |
| 2005 | 37 | #825 |
| 2004 | 24 | #1,081 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
How popular is Jiya in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,611among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 129about 1 in 12,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 129 girls in the US were named Jiya, making it the 1,611th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,849th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 141 girls. It first appears in the records in 1995.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more girls named Jiya than any year since 2008.
Half of all the girls named Jiya in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 148 girls in the US were given Jiya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,285, up from #1,611 for this spelling alone.
- Jiya 129
- Jiyah 19
Jiya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 129 | #1,611 |
| 2024 | 110 | #1,823 |
| 2023 | 104 | #1,903 |
| 2022 | 87 | #2,174 |
| 2021 | 91 | #2,085 |
| 2020 | 105 | #1,849 |
| 2019 | 112 | #1,816 |
| 2018 | 95 | #2,048 |
| 2017 | 107 | #1,889 |
| 2016 | 115 | #1,799 |
| 2015 | 95 | #2,060 |
| 2014 | 86 | #2,194 |
| 2013 | 114 | #1,792 |
| 2012 | 110 | #1,831 |
| 2011 | 127 | #1,666 |
| 2010 | 101 | #1,978 |
| 2009 | 100 | #2,041 |
| 2008 | 141 | #1,605 |
| 2007 | 94 | #2,134 |
| 2006 | 92 | #2,107 |
| 2005 | 63 | #2,666 |
| 2004 | 53 | #2,961 |
| 2003 | 35 | #3,865 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
Names like Jiya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Prisha Saanvi Diya Arya Riya Anaya Raya Aadhya Aarya Haniya Yusra Priya
Other spellings of Jiya
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