Ja
Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#10695
recorded as boys
Down 1,708 since 2024
Babies in 2025
6
boys 6
Peak year
1999
20 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
441
since 1957
Born a Ja? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Ja was most popular in 1999, when 20 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.01 per 1,000). In 2025, 6 babies were named Ja, ranking #10695 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 408%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | <5 | — | 6 | 10695 |
| 2024 | <5 | — | 8 | 8987 |
| 2023 | <5 | — | 7 | 9763 |
| 2022 | <5 | — | 15 | 5874 |
| 2021 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2020 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2019 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2018 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2017 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2016 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2015 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2014 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2013 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2012 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2011 | <5 | — | 6 | 10808 |
| 2010 | <5 | — | 5 | 12231 |
| 2009 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2008 | <5 | — | 5 | 12553 |
| 2007 | 5 | 17636 | <5 | — |
| 2006 | <5 | — | 7 | 9585 |
| 2005 | 5 | 16462 | 5 | 11472 |
| 2004 | 6 | 14179 | 12 | 6138 |
| 2003 | 5 | 15784 | 9 | 7245 |
| 2002 | 6 | 13595 | 10 | 6522 |
| 2001 | 6 | 13521 | 15 | 4890 |
| 2000 | 14 | 7158 | 15 | 4785 |
| 1999 | <5 | — | 20 | 3704 |
| 1998 | 6 | 12426 | 6 | 8479 |
| 1997 | <5 | — | 7 | 7281 |
| 1996 | <5 | — | 5 | 9015 |
| 1995 | 7 | 10514 | 10 | 5501 |
| 1994 | 9 | 8804 | 9 | 5868 |
| 1993 | 11 | 7498 | 6 | 7638 |
| 1992 | <5 | — | 5 | 8435 |
| 1991 | 9 | 8588 | 7 | 6519 |
| 1990 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1989 | <5 | — | 9 | 5165 |
| 1988 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1987 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1986 | <5 | — | 7 | 5332 |
| 1985 | <5 | — | 5 | 6523 |
| 1984 | <5 | — | 6 | 5561 |
| 1983 | <5 | — | 11 | 3630 |
| 1982 | <5 | — | 6 | 5619 |
| 1981 | 11 | 5885 | 10 | 3858 |
| 1980 | 6 | 9095 | 7 | 4940 |
| 1979 | 5 | 10210 | 13 | 3168 |
| 1978 | <5 | — | 6 | 5059 |
| 1977 | <5 | — | 6 | 5123 |
| 1976 | <5 | — | 7 | 4418 |
| 1975 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1974 | <5 | — | 5 | 5227 |
| 1973 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1972 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1971 | 7 | 6619 | 7 | 3963 |
| 1970 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1969 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1968 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1967 | 5 | 6804 | <5 | — |
| 1966 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1965 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1964 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1963 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1962 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1961 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1960 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1959 | 7 | 5031 | <5 | — |
| 1958 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1957 | 6 | 5377 | <5 | — |
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Recorded as girls 31% · boys 69% across all years