Girls' name · since 1993
Jalaya
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 1,917 babies named Jalaya, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,830 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,238 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,917
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,917 babies have been named Jalaya since 1993, making it today's #3238 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jalaya has been recorded 1,917 times among girls since 1993, currently ranked #3238 nationally and more common than 81% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #4,830 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,238 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,917 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jalaya ranks #4,830 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,238 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,917 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,830 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,238 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,917
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jalaya's 1,917 recorded births place it above 93.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Jalaya compares
1,917 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Jalaya's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jalaya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,917 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 112 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jalaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jalaya's full recorded timeline at 2009, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 112 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jalaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 112
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Jalaya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (873 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Jalaya's strongest decade.
873 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Jalaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 73
1990s
73 births
- 2000s
2000s
559 births
- 2010s
2010s
873 births
- 2020s
2020s
412 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 873 births (46% of all-time use).
How Jalaya 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 Jalaya's total volume
Jalaya by state
Where Jalaya concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 99 | 5.2% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 99 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 90 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 69 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 69 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 66 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Texas | | 65 | 3.4% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 64 | 3.3% |
99 of 1,917 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Jalaya appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jalaya's data
- Jalaya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (873 total births) through the 2020s (412) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Jalayas (99 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jalaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Jalaya 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.