US rank #11543 Girls' name Peak 2012 315 births

Jaleya — #11543 US girls' name

315 babies named Jaleya in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s132000s1282010s1232020s51
#11543
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 35% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Jaleya was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

25 babies were named Jaleya in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaleya

The Social Security Administration has registered 315 babies named Jaleya between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jaleya currently holds the #11543 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaleya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 128 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jaleya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Jaleya in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaleya 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 315 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.

Jaleya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

315

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2012

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,543

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jaleya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
25
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
051015202530 20242020201620122008200419991998 7

Jaleya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
128 births that decade — 41% of Jaleya's all-time total
1990s132000s1282010s1232020s51

Jaleya by state

Where Jaleya concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jaleya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 1.6%
#2 Ohio
5 1.6%
Georgia share of Jaleya's total US births 1.6%
Even split

5 of 315 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaleya?
315 babies have been named Jaleya since 1998. It currently ranks #11543 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 25 births.
When was Jaleya most popular?
Jaleya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 128 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Jaleya most popular?
The top states for the name Jaleya are Georgia (5 births), Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Jaleya been used?
Jaleya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jaleya?
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.

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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, 1998–2024 (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.