Girls' name · since 1987
Jalea
Jalea has 720 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,353 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,311 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 720
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
720 babies have been named Jalea since 1987, making it today's #12311 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jalea has been recorded 720 times among girls since 1987, currently ranked #12311 nationally and more common than 29% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #9,353 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,311 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 720 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jalea ranks #9,353 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,311 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 720 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,353 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,311 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 720
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jalea's 720 recorded births place it above 87.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Jalea compares
720 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Jalea's all-time total is 91% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jalea | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 720 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jalea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jalea's full recorded timeline at 2006, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jalea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Jalea by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (286 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Jalea's strongest decade.
286 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Jalea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
127 births
- 2000s
2000s
286 births
- 2010s
2010s
222 births
- 2020s 69
2020s
69 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 286 births (40% of all-time use).
How Jalea 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 Jalea's total volume
Jalea by state
Where Jalea concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 12 | 1.7% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.7% |
12 of 720 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Jalea's data
- Jalea's decade-level peak was the 2000s (286 total births); usage has since declined to 69 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jaleas (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Jalea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Jalea 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.