Girls' name · since 1998
Jahliyah
243 babies named Jahliyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,855 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 243
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jahliyah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 243 recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Jahliyah recorded 243 times among girls since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2023.
- #17,855 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 243 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahliyah ranks #17,855 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 243 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,855 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 243
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jahliyah's 243 recorded births place it above 75.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Jahliyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jahliyah splits its recorded history at 2012: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jahliyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2023
- Peak year (2017)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Jahliyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (119 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Jahliyah's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Jahliyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
73 births
- 2010s
2010s
119 births
- 2020s 46
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 119 births (49% of all-time use).
Jahliyah by state
Where Jahliyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
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- Jahliyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (119 total births) through the 2020s (46) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Jahliyahs (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Jahliyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1998–2023 (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 Jahliyah 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.