Girls' name · since 1997
Jaleyah
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 606 babies named Jaleyah, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,489 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,130 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 606
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
606 babies have been named Jaleyah since 1997, making it today's #8130 girls' name.
Jaleyah has 606 recorded births among girls since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8130 as of the latest data, more common than 53% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #10,489 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,130 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 606 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaleyah ranks #10,489 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,130 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 606 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,489 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,130 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 606
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jaleyah's 606 recorded births place it above 85.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Jaleyah compares
606 Top 41% higher than 59% of 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
Jaleyah's all-time total is 61% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaleyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 606 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jaleyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jaleyah splits its recorded history at 2012: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 45 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jaleyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Jaleyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (327 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Jaleyah's strongest decade.
327 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Jaleyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
- 2000s
2000s
152 births
- 2010s
2010s
327 births
- 2020s 113
2020s
113 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 327 births (54% of all-time use).
How Jaleyah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jaleyah's total volume
Jaleyah by state
Where Jaleyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 28 | 4.6% |
| #2 | California | | 8 | 1.3% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 8 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.8% |
28 of 606 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Jaleyah's data
- Jaleyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (327 total births) through the 2020s (113) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Jaleyahs (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Jaleyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Jaleyah 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.