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Jiya

Girl

Meaning of Jiya: Sanskrit: 'heart' or 'life'

Jiya is a girl's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1565th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 837th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1565

129 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#837

44 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,325

First recorded 1995 · peak 2008

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 6 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 6 babies1999: 8 babies2000: 10 babies20002001: 16 babies2002: 13 babies2003: 35 babies2004: 53 babies2005: 63 babies2006: 92 babies2007: 94 babies2008: 141 babies2009: 100 babies2010: 101 babies20102011: 127 babies2012: 110 babies2013: 114 babies2014: 86 babies2015: 95 babies2016: 115 babies2017: 107 babies2018: 95 babies2019: 112 babies2020: 105 babies20202021: 91 babies2022: 87 babies2023: 104 babies2024: 110 babies2025: 129 babies
US babies named Jiya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 141.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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