Girls' name · since 1976
Jaala
Jaala has 363 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,344 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 363
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
363 girls have been named Jaala since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jaala recorded 363 times among girls since 1976, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2019.
- #14,344 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 363 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaala ranks #14,344 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 363 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,344 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 363
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jaala's 363 recorded births place it above 80.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Jaala's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jaala's full recorded timeline at 1999, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jaala popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2019
- Peak year (2004)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Jaala by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (135 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Jaala's strongest decade.
135 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Jaala births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 32
1970s
32 births
- 1980s
1980s
77 births
- 1990s
1990s
58 births
- 2000s
2000s
135 births
- 2010s
2010s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 135 births (37% of all-time use).
Jaala by state
Where Jaala concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 363 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jaala's data
- Jaala's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (135 total births) through the 2010s (61) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Jaalas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jaala: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~43 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jaala draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.