Total births
32
Girls' name · since 2019
Jalai
Since 2019, U.S. Social Security records show 32 babies named Jalai, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 32
- total births
- 2019–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 84%
- born in that decade
Jalai is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 32 have been recorded since 2019.
Jalai has 32 recorded births among girls since 2019, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2019 to 2025.
- 32 total births
- 2019–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 84% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
32 girls have been named Jalai since 2019, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 32
- total births
- 2019–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 84%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
84% of everyone ever named Jalai was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
9 babies were named Jalai in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
Jalai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jalai's SSA record in two at 2022 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jalai at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2021
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2019
Jalai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Jalai by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Jalai's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 84% of all-time use.
Jalai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 27 births (84% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jalai? ▼
32 babies have been named Jalai since 2019. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2021 with 9 births.
When was Jalai most popular? ▼
Jalai was most popular in the 2020s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Jalai been used? ▼
Jalai has been recorded in Social Security data since 2019, spanning 7 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Jalai? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaliyah, Jalisa, Jalyn, Jalynn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Jalai
Nearby Names Like Jalai
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jalai
Jaliyah Girl
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Jalisa Girl
#4822 6,194 births
Jalyn Girl
#10417 4,827 births
Jalynn Girl
#6446 4,774 births
Jaleah Girl
#2224 3,727 births
Compare Jalai side by side: Jalai vs Jaliyah Jalai vs Jalisa Jalai vs Jalyn
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2019–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Jalai: Baby Name Since 2019 - 32 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jalai. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jalai 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 July 2026.