Recorded 1988–2022 Girls' name Peak 1991 393 births

Jalecia — girls' name

393 babies named Jalecia in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s361990s1572000s1432010s462020s11
1990s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Jalecia was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

23 babies were named Jalecia in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jalecia

The Social Security Administration has registered 393 babies named Jalecia between 1988 and 2022, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jalecia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jalecia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 157 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jalecia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Jalecia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jalecia 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 393 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.

Jalecia at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

393

Since 1988

35 years of records

Peak year

1991

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1988

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2022

Jalecia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1988

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1991)
23
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
0510152025 202220172010200620021998199419901988 20

Jalecia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
157 births that decade — 40% of Jalecia's all-time total
1980s361990s1572000s1432010s462020s11

Jalecia by state

Where Jalecia concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jalecia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
22 5.6%
#2 Florida
5 1.3%
Georgia share of Jalecia's total US births 5.6%
Even split

22 of 393 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jalecia?
393 babies have been named Jalecia since 1988. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1991 with 23 births.
When was Jalecia most popular?
Jalecia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 157 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Jalecia most popular?
The top states for the name Jalecia are Georgia (22 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Jalecia been used?
Jalecia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 35 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Jalecia?
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.

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, 1988–2022 (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.