US rank #9685 Girls' name Peak 2001 222 births

Jalila — #9685 US girls' name

222 babies named Jalila in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s381980s81990s172000s622010s602020s37
#9685
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 45% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Jalila was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

13 babies were named Jalila in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jalila

The Social Security Administration has registered 222 babies named Jalila between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jalila currently holds the #9685 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jalila performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jalila shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jalila 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 222 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.

Jalila at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

222

Since 1972

53 years of records

Peak year

2001

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,685

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1972

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jalila popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1972

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
13
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
468101214 20242019201420092003199319761972 5

Jalila by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
62 births that decade — 28% of Jalila's all-time total
1970s381980s81990s172000s622010s602020s37

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jalila?
222 babies have been named Jalila since 1972. It currently ranks #9685 among girls. The peak year was 2001 with 13 births.
When was Jalila most popular?
Jalila was most popular in the 2000s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Jalila been used?
Jalila has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 53 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jalila?
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, 1972–2024 (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.