Girls' name · since 1988
Jaila
Jaila has 2,615 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,930 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,976 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,615
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jaila is the #6976 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,615 recorded since 1988.
Social Security Administration records show Jaila recorded 2,615 times among girls since 1988, holding rank #6976 nationally today, ahead of 60% of girls, 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 1988 to 2025.
- #3,930 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,976 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,615 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaila ranks #3,930 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,976 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,615 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,930 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,976 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,615
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jaila's 2,615 recorded births place it above 94.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jaila compares
2,615 Top 20% higher than 80% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jaila's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaila | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,615 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 189 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jaila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jaila's full recorded timeline at 2008, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 189 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jaila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 189
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Jaila by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,443 births, 55% of the file).
2000s was Jaila's strongest decade.
1,443 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Jaila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 271
1990s
271 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,443 births
- 2010s
2010s
713 births
- 2020s 183
2020s
183 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,443 births (55% of all-time use).
How Jaila compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jaila's total volume
Jaila by state
Where Jaila concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 180 | 6.9% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 151 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 142 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 137 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 124 | 4.7% |
| #6 | California | | 117 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 106 | 4.1% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 72 | 2.8% |
180 of 2,615 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Jaila appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jaila's data
- Jaila's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,443 total births); usage has since declined to 183 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jailas (180 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Jaila
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jaila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Jaila 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.