US rank #4491 Girls' name Peak 2009 1,600 births

Jalia — #4491 US girls' name

1,600 babies named Jalia in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s2062000s6802010s5402020s164
#4491
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 75% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Jalia was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

119 babies were named Jalia in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jalia

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,600 babies named Jalia between 1983 and 2024, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jalia currently holds the #4491 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 119 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jalia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 680 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jalia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 90 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Jalia in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jalia 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 1,600 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.

Jalia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,600

Since 1983

42 years of records

Peak year

2009

119 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,491

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1983

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jalia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1983

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
119
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
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Jalia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
680 births that decade — 43% of Jalia's all-time total
1980s101990s2062000s6802010s5402020s164

Jalia by state

Where Jalia concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jalia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
90 5.6%
#2 Georgia
88 5.5%
#3 Texas
36 2.3%
#4 North Carolina
34 2.1%
#5 Illinois
33 2.1%
#6 Alabama
29 1.8%
#7 California
29 1.8%
#8 New York
28 1.8%
Florida share of Jalia's total US births 5.6%
Even split

90 of 1,600 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Jalia appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jalia?
1,600 babies have been named Jalia since 1983. It currently ranks #4491 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 119 births.
When was Jalia most popular?
Jalia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 680 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Jalia most popular?
The top states for the name Jalia are Florida (90 births), Georgia (88 births), Texas (36 births).
How long has the name Jalia been used?
Jalia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 42 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jalia?
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, 1983–2024 (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.