Jaya

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Jay-A in PH Philippines.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Jaya is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Malay surname57K records spelled Jaya5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei

  Languages: Malay, Indonesian

  Also written Jaya', 'Jaya, Jâýâ

• a separate name34K records spelled Jaya4 spellings in the group

  Also written Jayā, Jaẏa, Jaẏā

• Spanish name21K records spelled Jaya3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Spain, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Jãýã

• Sinhala name11K records spelled Jaya5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Sri Lanka

  Also written ජයා, ජය, ජායා

• French name3.9K records spelled Jaya3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France

  Also written Jayâ

• Telugu given name1.1K records spelled Jaya22 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, India

  Languages: Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil

  Also written Jay, Joy, జయ, Jai, ஜெயா

49 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Jaya is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• Feminine form of jay; an epithet of Durga, the wife of Shiva. Also the name of a Buddhist goddess.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• In Indonesian, syllabic abbreviation of Jakarta Raya (“Greater Jakarta”)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Malay, synonym of kejayaan (“victory, success”)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In English, Sanskrit; the powerful conqueror

  as a name·Baby names, 25,350 baby names nicknames for your family, friends pets, including the top 100 names, 2,000 most popular…

• name of a god; victory

  as a name·A Genealogists Guide to Indian Names A Reference for First Names from India

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

EC INEC — Visualizador de Nombres y Apellidos, per-token query API (1900–2024) — 118 years between 1907–2024. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Jaya Mehtab. 1932INGujarati poet, critic and translator from Gujarat, India
• B. Jayab. 1944INIndian actress
• Jaya Bhaduri Bachchanb. 1948INIndian politician and actress
• Jaya Thyagarajanb. 1954INIndian artist
• Jaya Pradab. 1962INIndian actress and politician
• Jaya Bhattacharyab. 1972INIndian actress
• Jaya Ahsanb. 1983INBangladeshi model and actress
• Herwin Jayab. 1985IDIndonesian bicycle racer
• Jaya Kishorib. 1995INIndian motivational speaker
• Jaya Harperb. 2004USAmerican actress

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 603 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Jaya?

We estimate roughly 5.8 thousand people bear Jaya (counting its spellings and scripts) across 9 countries in our records.

In which country does Jaya have the most bearers?

Jaya is most frequently recorded in India, where it is most often spelled jaya.

What does the name Jaya mean?

Recorded meaning: » name of many men and Devas (P); Aghora (N);