Total births
41
Girls' name · since 1988
Jalese
Jalese has 41 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 41
- total births
- 1988–2008
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 76%
- born in that decade
41 girls have been named Jalese since 1988, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Jalese has 41 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2008.
- 41 total births
- 1988–2008 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 76% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
41 girls have been named Jalese since 1988, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2008.
- 41
- total births
- 1988–2008
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 76%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
76% of everyone ever named Jalese was born in this single decade.
2004
Single peak year
6 babies were named Jalese in 2004 - its busiest year on record.
Jalese's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jalese splits its recorded history at 2003: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jalese at a glance
Last recorded 2008Peak year
2004
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1988
Jalese popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2008
- Peak year (2004)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Jalese by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Jalese's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Jalese births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 31 births (76% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jalese? ▼
41 babies have been named Jalese since 1988. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2004 with 6 births.
When was Jalese most popular? ▼
Jalese was most popular in the 2000s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Jalese been used? ▼
Records for Jalese go back to 1988, giving 21 years of history through 2008.
What names are similar to Jalese? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Jalese
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Jalynn Girl
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Jaleah Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1988–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Jalese: Baby Name Since 1988 - 41 Births, Peak 2004." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jalese. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jalese 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 July 2026.