Recorded 2004–2022 Boys' name Peak 2004 41 births

Jalijah — boys' name

41 babies named Jalijah in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s242010s102020s7
2000s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Jalijah was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

7 babies were named Jalijah in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jalijah

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Jalijah between 2004 and 2022, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jalijah currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jalijah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jalijah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jalijah 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 41 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.

Jalijah at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

41

Since 2004

19 years of records

Peak year

2004

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2004

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2022

Jalijah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2004

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2004)
7
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2022201620142008200720062004 7

Jalijah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
24 births that decade — 59% of Jalijah's all-time total
2000s242010s102020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jalijah?
41 babies have been named Jalijah since 2004. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2004 with 7 births.
When was Jalijah most popular?
Jalijah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Jalijah been used?
Jalijah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 19 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Jalijah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jalen, Jaleel, Jalil, Jalon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2004–2022 (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.