US rank #16973 Girls' name Peak 2018 29 births

Jalylah — #16973 US girls' name

29 babies named Jalylah in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s162020s13
#16973
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 4% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Jalylah was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

10 babies were named Jalylah in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jalylah

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Jalylah between 2016 and 2024, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jalylah currently holds the #16973 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jalylah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jalylah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jalylah 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 29 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.

Jalylah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

29

Since 2016

9 years of records

Peak year

2018

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#16,973

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2016

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jalylah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2016

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
10
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4681012 2024202320182016 6

Jalylah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
16 births that decade — 55% of Jalylah's all-time total
2010s162020s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jalylah?
29 babies have been named Jalylah since 2016. It currently ranks #16973 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 10 births.
When was Jalylah most popular?
Jalylah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Jalylah been used?
Jalylah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2016, spanning 9 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jalylah?
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, 2016–2024 (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.