Girls' name · since 1999
Jahlea
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 31 babies named Jahlea, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #40,535 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 31
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
31 girls have been named Jahlea since 1999, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jahlea recorded 31 times among girls since 1999, 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 1999 to 2011.
- #40,535 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 31 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahlea ranks #40,535 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 31 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #40,535 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 31
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jahlea's 31 recorded births place it above 43.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jahlea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jahlea's full recorded timeline at 2005, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jahlea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2011
- Peak year (2005)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Jahlea by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (21 births, 68% of the file).
2000s was Jahlea's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Jahlea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
21 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 21 births (68% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jahlea's data
- Jahlea's decade-level peak was the 2000s (21 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jahlea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~12 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, 1999–2011 (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 Jahlea 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.