Ja
The Story of Ja
As a girl name
Ja first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1957, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 14 Jas were born — ranking #7,157 that year. As of 2026, Ja ranks #17,634 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 136 Jas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Ja first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1971, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1999, when 20 Jas were born — ranking #3,704 that year. As of 2026, Ja ranks #8,947 for boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 299 Jas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ja
Ja is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 299 births in the dataset. Ja's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #3,704. Use the chart and map above to compare Ja's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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