Girls' name · since 1970
Jaleh
52 babies named Jaleh in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #34,558 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 52
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jaleh is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 52 have been recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Jaleh recorded 52 times among girls since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2016.
- #34,558 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 52 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaleh ranks #34,558 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 52 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #34,558 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 52
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jaleh's 52 recorded births place it above 52.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jaleh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jaleh's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jaleh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2016
- Peak year (2004)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Jaleh by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (24 births, 46% of the file).
1990s was Jaleh's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Jaleh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
24 births
- 2000s 9
2000s
9 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 24 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Jaleh's decade-level peak was the 1990s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jaleh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1970–2016 (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 Jaleh 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.