Girls' name · since 2001
Jalayla
342 babies named Jalayla in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,833 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,729 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 342
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
342 babies have been named Jalayla since 2001, making it today's #6729 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jalayla recorded 342 times among girls since 2001, holding rank #6729 nationally today, ahead of 61% 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 2001 to 2025.
- #14,833 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,729 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 342 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jalayla ranks #14,833 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,729 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 342 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,833 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,729 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 342
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jalayla's 342 recorded births place it above 79.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Jalayla compares
342 48th percentile among 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
Jalayla's all-time total is 9% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jalayla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 342 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jalayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jalayla's full recorded timeline at 2014, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jalayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Jalayla by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (148 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Jalayla's strongest decade.
148 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Jalayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
93 births
- 2010s
2010s
148 births
- 2020s
2020s
101 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 148 births (43% of all-time use).
Jalayla by state
Where Jalayla concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 342 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jalayla's data
- Jalayla's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (148 total births) through the 2020s (101) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Jalaylas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Jalayla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Jalayla 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.