Recorded 1967–1992 Girls' name Peak 1978 40 births

Jalanda — girls' name

40 babies named Jalanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s181980s51990s11
1970s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Jalanda was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

7 babies were named Jalanda in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jalanda

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Jalanda between 1967 and 1992, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jalanda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jalanda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jalanda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jalanda 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 40 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.

Jalanda at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

40

Since 1967

26 years of records

Peak year

1978

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1967

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1992

Jalanda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1967

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1978)
7
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
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Jalanda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
18 births that decade — 45% of Jalanda's all-time total
1960s61970s181980s51990s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jalanda?
40 babies have been named Jalanda since 1967. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1978 with 7 births.
When was Jalanda most popular?
Jalanda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Jalanda been used?
Jalanda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 26 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Jalanda?
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.

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, 1967–1992 (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.