Boy’s name · American English

Jayann

How to say it: zha-YAN · /ʒaˈjan/

Modern coinage blending Jay and -ann - recent invention with no traditional meaning.

Jayann was the 3,074th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1870s, its births are up about 18% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #2,069 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#3,074for boys in 2025
1 in 118,405US babies
0born in 2025
#2,069projected for 2030
1870sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Jayann
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#3,074
Babies born in 20250
Share of births1 in 118,405
Peak decade1870s
Change over 10 years+18%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#2,069
In France, 2025#561 among boys’ names, 20 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Jayann peaked in the 1870s and is less common today.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 1 per million births, 1870s.

What goes with it

Parents who love Jayann also love

Nicknames

  • Jay

Honouring a Jayann in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Jayann is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French.

In France: #561 for boys in 2025.

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