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The baby name Jaja is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced JAH-jah (/ˈdʒɑː.dʒɑː/),JAY-JAY (/ˈdʒeɪ.dʒeɪ/),Spanish-like laugh: [xaˈxa] or [haˈha] (jajá).

Jaja is Igbo, Portuguese, Spanish in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Igbo, Portuguese, Spanish
Pronunciation: JAH-jah (/ˈdʒɑː.dʒɑː/),JAY-JAY (/ˈdʒeɪ.dʒeɪ/),Spanish-like laugh: [xaˈxa] or [haˈha] (jajá)

What is the meaning of the name Jaja ?

The baby name Jaja is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced JAH-jah (/ˈdʒɑː.dʒɑː/),JAY-JAY (/ˈdʒeɪ.dʒeɪ/),Spanish-like laugh: [xaˈxa] or [haˈha] (jajá).

Jaja is Igbo, Portuguese, Spanish in Origin.

Jaja is a multicultural, unisex given name and nickname. In West Africa - especially Nigeria - it is closely associated with King Jaja of Opobo (c. 1821–1891), a famed merchant-ruler. His title arose when Europeans rendered his Bonny name Jubo Jubogha as “Jaja”; he had been born Igbo as Mbanaso Okwaraozurumba. Because of this legacy, Jaja appears in Nigeria and the diaspora as an honorific given name rather than a word with a fixed indigenous meaning.

Beyond Africa, Jaja functions as a playful reduplicated hypocoristic built from Ja-, used in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking contexts (often written Jajá), as well as in the Philippines and Indonesia, where it can shorten names like James, Jayden, Jamila, or Jana. Variants and spellings include Jajá, Ja-Ja, and francophone Djadja; related nicknames include Yaya. Meaning depends on the source name (e.g., James “supplanter”). Note: in Spanish orthography “jaja” represents laughter.

Jaja has the following similar or variant Names

Jaja – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
BI 0 #11 2 425
BI Girls 0 #32 2 726
BN 0 #32 1 2,297
GE 0 #44 1 997
AL 0 #75 2 2,372
PH 0 #79 18 5,607
SI 0 #80 1 1,612
QA 0 #103 4 7,011
BN Girls 0 #111 4 5,459
KW 0 #120 2 5,216
OM 0 #120 2 6,215
EC 0 #121 1 2,502
BN Boys 0 #134 6 6,332
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
RS Girls 0 #137 1 1,651
LT Boys 0 #151 1 2,166
MT Girls 0 #153 1 3,773
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
CZ 0 #181 6 3,154
AE 0 #183 5 10,220
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
SI Boys 0 #211 1 3,402
AO Girls 0 #214 4 4,575
HU Girls 0 #225 1 3,308
IR 0 #225 7 4,221
AL Girls 0 #226 2 4,141
PS 0 #226 1 5,692
MO Boys 0 #234 1 5,842
BD 0 #241 1 5,992
EC Boys 0 #246 1 3,322
JP Girls 0 #250 2 6,592
NG 0 #250 15 5,926
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
HR Boys 0 #254 6 3,997
TW Boys 0 #255 2 7,111
MO Girls 0 #257 7 7,056
CZ Girls 0 #268 75 5,378
AF Boys 0 #274 1 3,535
SG 0 #277 6 11,010
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
IL 0 #282 1 6,291
TW Girls 0 #282 8 8,139
PH Girls 0 #284 108 13,098
MY 0 #285 46 12,352
CZ Boys 0 #287 18 6,530
HR Girls 0 #290 5 3,687
JM Boys 0 #293 1 6,876
KZ Boys 0 #295 2 6,578
QA Girls 0 #297 20 15,378
AL Boys 0 #303 1 5,122
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
SA 0 #304 9 10,560
DK Girls 0 #328 2 7,429
CN Boys 0 #330 2 9,639
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
GT 0 #334 5 5,948
GH Girls 0 #335 3 6,973
JO Girls 0 #339 1 7,570
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
BR 0 #356 5 5,969
SD Girls 0 #356 3 7,678
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
MU Girls 0 #362 1 8,539
PL Girls 0 #362 3 5,096
MU Boys 0 #368 2 8,477
PH Boys 0 #372 12 11,440
PT Boys 0 #378 4 7,951
UY Boys 0 #390 10 5,922
YE 0 #394 5 8,639
BO 0 #407 2 6,868
EG 0 #411 2 6,387
OM Girls 0 #417 8 15,987
SD Boys 0 #425 21 10,523
CL 0 #433 2 6,867
AR Boys 0 #445 23 7,628
IR Girls 0 #455 76 8,334
PT Girls 0 #471 1 7,952
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
KW Girls 0 #477 39 19,177
GT Boys 0 #496 4 7,625
PA Boys 0 #501 5 9,305
AE Girls 0 #506 48 20,968
CR Boys 0 #507 4 10,188
MY Girls 0 #511 566 24,821
LY 0 #513 23 12,703
PA Girls 0 #517 2 9,861
RU Girls 0 #518 6 11,913
IQ Girls 0 #520 6 11,303
RU Boys 0 #520 7 12,621
BH 0 #528 26 17,937
UY Girls 0 #528 9 6,731
CM Girls 0 #530 11 11,671
IR Boys 0 #534 19 10,162
GT Girls 0 #541 1 7,500
PS Girls 0 #547 1 10,981
HK Boys 0 #549 9 12,905
SG Girls 0 #554 33 18,916
PS Boys 0 #561 1 10,655
CM Boys 0 #571 5 12,054
CR Girls 0 #571 3 11,342
CL Boys 0 #574 92 13,390
HK Girls 0 #592 24 16,104
BD Boys 0 #600 6 10,045
BO Boys 0 #615 8 9,244
IL Boys 0 #620 6 10,983
AR Girls 0 #622 9 8,289
LB 0 #637 22 13,263
IL Girls 0 #643 3 11,648
IN Girls 0 #652 3 13,121
IQ Boys 0 #652 16 13,071
QA Boys 0 #698 10 18,093
IT 0 #703 12 4,183
BR Boys 0 #707 45 12,213
NG Girls 0 #719 68 15,093
TN 0 #730 100 13,765
SG Boys 0 #733 7 17,960
KW Boys 0 #756 14 18,755
SY 0 #762 6 11,684
CL Girls 0 #795 57 14,098
NG Boys 0 #805 147 16,906
Germany Girls 0 #825 14 4,949
SA Girls 0 #833 103 25,931
CO Boys 0 #835 86 15,656
Spain Boys 0 #858 73 5,610
PE Boys 0 #865 14 14,506
OM Boys 0 #868 14 17,948
EG Boys 0 #869 18 15,035
NL Boys 0 #892 60 5,873
NL Girls 0 #903 53 5,933
EG Girls 0 #910 50 14,742
BR Girls 0 #922 20 12,708
MA 0 #936 193 20,986
Germany Boys 0 #939 14 5,697
Spain Girls 0 #952 32 5,561
MX Boys 0 #958 25 16,355
IN Boys 0 #988 14 16,750
PE Girls 0 #1,003 8 14,861
MY Boys 0 #1,023 89 25,439
CO Girls 0 #1,033 46 16,140
AE Boys 0 #1,071 22 22,615
DZ 0 #1,079 98 20,130
ZA Girls 0 #1,108 34 25,928
ZA Boys 0 #1,116 63 25,619
MX Girls 0 #1,171 13 17,781
TR 0 #1,186 26 19,440
IT Girls 0 #1,384 63 9,415
IT Boys 0 #1,448 24 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,524 91 28,008

Jaja is popular in 74 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about Jaja

Jaja is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Jaja is a 2 syllable name, pronounced JAH-jah (/ˈdʒɑː.dʒɑː/),JAY-JAY (/ˈdʒeɪ.dʒeɪ/),Spanish-like laugh: [xaˈxa] or [haˈha] (jajá).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Ja-ja, JaJa, Jayjay, JJ and Yaya.
Across languages, Jaja has these equivalents: Jace (diminutive relation in some usages), Gigi (similar reduplicated pet name), Yaya (comparable affectionate form).
Jaja is a name of Igbo origin, traditionally used in Nigeria. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within Nigeria and its diaspora communities.