Girls' name · since 1987
Jaleah
Jaleah has 3,727 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,120 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,501 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,727
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jaleah currently ranks #2501 among girls' names in America, with 3,727 babies recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaleah has been recorded 3,727 times among girls since 1987, currently ranked #2501 nationally and more common than 86% 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 1987 to 2025.
- #3,120 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,501 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,727 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaleah ranks #3,120 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,501 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,727 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,120 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,501 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,727
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jaleah's 3,727 recorded births place it above 95.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Jaleah compares
3,727 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Jaleah's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaleah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,727 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 238 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jaleah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jaleah splits its recorded history at 2007: 80% of all births land in the more recent half, 20% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1987 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 238 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jaleah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 238
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Jaleah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,881 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Jaleah's strongest decade.
1,881 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Jaleah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 191
1990s
191 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,044 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,881 births
- 2020s 598
2020s
598 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,881 births (50% of all-time use).
How Jaleah 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 Jaleah's total volume
Jaleah by state
Where Jaleah concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 384 | 10.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 264 | 7.1% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 259 | 6.9% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 184 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 154 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 153 | 4.1% |
| #7 | New York | | 128 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 124 | 3.3% |
384 of 3,727 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Jaleah appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jaleah's data
- Jaleah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (1,881 total births); usage has since declined to 598 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Jaleahs (384 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 Jaleah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
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 Jaleah 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.