Jiayi
The Story of Jiayi
As a girl name
Jiayi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2007, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 12 Jiayis were born — ranking #8,873 that year. As of 2026, Jiayi ranks #13,427 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 112 Jiayis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jiayi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2009, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 13 Jiayis were born — ranking #6,338 that year. As of 2026, Jiayi ranks #10,889 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 60 Jiayis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jiayi
Jiayi is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2007 and has accumulated 112 births in the dataset. Jiayi's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #8,873. Use the chart and map above to compare Jiayi'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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