Girls' name · since 1998
Jaleya
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 321 babies named Jaleya, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,354 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,900 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 321
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jaleya is the #13900 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 321 recorded since 1998.
Jaleya has 321 recorded births among girls since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13900 as of the latest data, more common than 20% of girls, 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 1998 to 2025.
- #15,354 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,900 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 321 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaleya ranks #15,354 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,900 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 321 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,354 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,900 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 321
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jaleya's 321 recorded births place it above 78.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Jaleya compares
321 46th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jaleya's all-time total is 15% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaleya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 321 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jaleya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jaleya's full recorded timeline at 2012, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jaleya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Jaleya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (128 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Jaleya's strongest decade.
128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Jaleya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
128 births
- 2010s
2010s
123 births
- 2020s
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 128 births (40% of all-time use).
Jaleya by state
Where Jaleya concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
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- Jaleya's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (128 total births) through the 2020s (57) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Jaleyas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jaleya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Jaleya 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.