Girls' name · since 1999

Jaleeah

Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 162 babies named Jaleeah, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#21,976 of 72,339
all-time among girls
162
born since 1999
2010s
peak decade

Jaleeah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 162 have been recorded since 1999.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaleeah has been recorded 162 times among girls since 1999, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1999 to 2022.

  • #21,976 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 162 born since 1999
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaleeah ranks #21,976 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 162 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.

#21,976 of 72,339
all-time among girls
162
born since 1999
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jaleeah's 162 recorded births place it above 69.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jaleeah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jaleeah splits its recorded history at 2014: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jaleeah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2011)
19
Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
05101520 1999200920122015201820212022 9

Jaleeah by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (111 births, 69% of the file).

2010s was Jaleeah's strongest decade.

111 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.

Jaleeah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 111 births (69% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaleeah?
162 babies have been named Jaleeah since 1999. All-time, it sits at #21,976 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2011 with 19 births.
Where does Jaleeah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaleeah ranks #21,976 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jaleeah most popular?
Jaleeah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Jaleeah been used?
The SSA has tracked Jaleeah since 1999 -- 24 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Jaleeah?
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.

What to do with Jaleeah's data

  • Jaleeah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (111 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jaleeah

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jaleeah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1999–2022 (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 Jaleeah 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.