US rank #5353 Girls' name Peak 2011 1,234 births

Jailah — #5353 US girls' name

1,234 babies named Jailah in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s772000s5182010s5092020s130
#5353
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 70% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Jailah was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

72 babies were named Jailah in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jailah

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,234 babies named Jailah between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jailah currently holds the #5353 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 72 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jailah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 518 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jailah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 71 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Jailah in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jailah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,234 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jailah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,234

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2011

72 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,353

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jailah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
72
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
020406080 202420202016201220082004200019961995 6

Jailah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
518 births that decade — 42% of Jailah's all-time total
1990s772000s5182010s5092020s130

Jailah by state

Where Jailah concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jailah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
71 5.8%
#2 Florida
40 3.2%
#3 California
35 2.8%
#4 Georgia
17 1.4%
#5 Illinois
16 1.3%
#6 Michigan
14 1.1%
#7 Ohio
7 0.6%
#8 Alabama
6 0.5%
Texas share of Jailah's total US births 5.8%
Even split

71 of 1,234 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Jailah appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jailah?
1,234 babies have been named Jailah since 1995. It currently ranks #5353 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 72 births.
When was Jailah most popular?
Jailah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 518 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Jailah most popular?
The top states for the name Jailah are Texas (71 births), Florida (40 births), California (35 births).
How long has the name Jailah been used?
Jailah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jailah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaime, Jaida, Jaimie, Jaiden, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1995–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.