Meaning and history
Jaya is derived from Sanskrit जय (jaya), meaning “victory.” In Sanskrit, it transcribes both the feminine form जया, with a long final vowel, and the masculine form जय, with a short final vowel; both appear as names or epithets for several characters in Hindu texts. As a modern personal name, it is used for both sexes in southern India but is typically feminine in northern India.
20062006: 179 births, rank #1,307
2007: 183 births, rank #1,326
2008: 173 births, rank #1,381
2009: 160 births, rank #1,450
2010: 156 births, rank #1,450
20112011: 156 births, rank #1,446
2012: 153 births, rank #1,477
2013: 138 births, rank #1,565
2014: 124 births, rank #1,692
2015: 133 births, rank #1,609
20162016: 111 births, rank #1,857
2017: 104 births, rank #1,930
2018: 109 births, rank #1,852
2019: 107 births, rank #1,875
2020: 99 births, rank #1,924
20212021: 81 births, rank #2,266
2022: 84 births, rank #2,228
2023: 89 births, rank #2,142
2024: 77 births, rank #2,362
20252025: 84 births, rank #2,194
In 2025, 84 babies were recorded with the name Jaya, ranking #2,194 among girls.