Jayna

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A few things about Jayna you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Jayna

Jayna Hefford

Ice hockey player

Choose Jayna and your child shares a first name with Jayna Hefford, an ice hockey player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Jayna, like who?” Jayna Hefford's Wikipedia article is available in 20 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 36,496 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Jayna, 44 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Jayna would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryJayna first shows up in US birth records in 1946, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 79 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2001, when it reached #1,241.
• 📉Then vs nowJayna was 2.6× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 14,184 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 36,496.
• 🍂TrendJayna has slipped 280 places over the last five years and now sits at #3,459. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedJayna is most popular in Indiana, where it ranks #721. It's in the top 1,000 in 1 state.

About the name Jayna

Jayna is a girl name of American and Hebrew origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with J and ending in “-yna”. US birth records list Jayna for girls from 1946 to 2025, in 76 of those 80 years. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked #1,241 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #3,459, with 44 babies.

Origin:American namesHebrew names