Girls' name · since 1994
Jalayah
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 2,237 babies named Jalayah, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,375 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,789 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,237
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jalayah currently ranks #1789 among girls' names in America, with 2,237 babies recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Jalayah recorded 2,237 times among girls since 1994, holding rank #1789 nationally today, ahead of 90% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #4,375 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,789 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,237 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jalayah ranks #4,375 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,789 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,237 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,375 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,789 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,237
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jalayah's 2,237 recorded births place it above 93.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Jalayah compares
2,237 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Jalayah's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jalayah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,237 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 155 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jalayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jalayah splits its recorded history at 2011: 81% of all births land in the more recent half, 19% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 155 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jalayah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 155
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Jalayah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,089 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Jalayah's strongest decade.
1,089 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Jalayah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s 322
2000s
322 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,089 births
- 2020s
2020s
809 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,089 births (49% of all-time use).
How Jalayah 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 Jalayah's total volume
Jalayah by state
Where Jalayah concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 172 | 7.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 139 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 136 | 6.1% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 116 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 113 | 5.1% |
| #6 | California | | 111 | 5.0% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 83 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 81 | 3.6% |
172 of 2,237 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Jalayah appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jalayah's data
- Jalayah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,089 total births) through the 2020s (809) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Jalayahs (172 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Jalayah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Jalayah 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.