US rank #6300 Girls' name Peak 2020 325 births

Jalayla — #6300 US girls' name

325 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.

2000s932010s1482020s84
#6300
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 64% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Jalayla was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

25 babies were named Jalayla in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jalayla

The Social Security Administration has registered 325 babies named Jalayla between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jalayla currently holds the #6300 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jalayla performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 148 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jalayla shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jalayla in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jalayla 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 325 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.

Jalayla at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

325

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2020

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,300

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jalayla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
25
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
051015202530 202420212018201520122009200620032001 5

Jalayla by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
148 births that decade — 46% of Jalayla's all-time total
2000s932010s1482020s84

Jalayla by state

Where Jalayla concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jalayla
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 1.5%
Georgia share of Jalayla's total US births 1.5%

5 of 325 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jalayla?
325 babies have been named Jalayla since 2001. It currently ranks #6300 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 25 births.
When was Jalayla most popular?
Jalayla was most popular in the 2010s decade with 148 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Jalayla most popular?
The top states for the name Jalayla are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Jalayla been used?
Jalayla has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jalayla?
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.

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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, 2001–2024 (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.