Girls' name · since 1993
Jaliah
Jaliah has 1,170 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,737 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,642 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,170
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,170 babies have been named Jaliah since 1993, making it today's #5642 girls' name.
Jaliah has 1,170 recorded births among girls since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5642 as of the latest data, more common than 67% 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 1993 to 2025.
- #6,737 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,642 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,170 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaliah ranks #6,737 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,642 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,170 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,737 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,642 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,170
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jaliah's 1,170 recorded births place it above 90.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Jaliah compares
1,170 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Jaliah's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaliah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,170 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 77 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jaliah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jaliah's full recorded timeline at 2010, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 77 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jaliah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 77
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Currently ranks #5642 among girls.
1,170 total births across 33 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2011 with 77 births in a single year.
Jaliah popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 2005 (Jaliah as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Jaliah accounts for 1% of total recorded use across both genders.
Jaliah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (494 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Jaliah's strongest decade.
494 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Jaliah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 87
1990s
87 births
- 2000s
2000s
414 births
- 2010s
2010s
494 births
- 2020s 175
2020s
175 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 494 births (42% of all-time use).
Jaliah decade highlights
- Peak decade 494 births
- Runner-up 414 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Jaliah 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 Jaliah's total volume
Jaliah by state
Where Jaliah concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 102 | 8.7% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 22 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 21 | 1.8% |
| #4 | California | | 21 | 1.8% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 19 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 16 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Texas | | 16 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 12 | 1.0% |
102 of 1,170 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Florida 8.7% of nationwide
- Georgia 1.9% of nationwide
- Alabama 1.8% of nationwide
- California 1.8% of nationwide
- North Carolina 1.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 9 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Florida accounts for 8.7% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Jaliah appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jaliah's data
- Jaliah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (494 total births) through the 2020s (175) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Jaliahs (102 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Jaliah: 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 (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Jaliah 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.
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