Recorded 2004–2011 Girls' name Peak 2011 11 births

Jalay — girls' name

11 babies named Jalay in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s6
2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Jalay was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

6 babies were named Jalay in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jalay

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Jalay between 2004 and 2011, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jalay currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jalay performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jalay shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jalay 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 11 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.

Jalay at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

11

Since 2004

8 years of records

Peak year

2011

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

2004

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2011

Jalay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2004

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2011)
6
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4.555.566.5 20112004 5

Jalay by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
6 births that decade — 55% of Jalay's all-time total
2000s52010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jalay?
11 babies have been named Jalay since 2004. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2011 with 6 births.
When was Jalay most popular?
Jalay was most popular in the 2010s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Jalay been used?
Jalay has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 8 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Jalay?
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, 2004–2011 (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.