Girls' name · since 1968
Jayla
Jayla has 46,432 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #618 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #532 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 46,432
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jayla currently ranks #532 among girls' names in America, with 46,432 babies recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jayla has been recorded 46,432 times among girls since 1968, currently ranked #532 nationally and more common than 97% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #618 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #532 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 46,432 born since 1968
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jayla ranks #618 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #532 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 46,432 born since 1968, peaking in the 2000s.
- #618 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #532 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 46,432
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jayla's 46,432 recorded births place it above 99.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jayla compares
46,432 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Jayla's all-time total is 123x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jayla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 46,432 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 3,410 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jayla's full recorded timeline at 1999, 94% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 6% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 3,410 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jayla popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 3,410
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Jayla popularity over time - boys
51 total births recorded since 1999 (Jayla as boys' name)
Jayla by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (20,740 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Jayla's strongest decade.
20,740 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Jayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 71
1970s
71 births
- 1980s 282
1980s
282 births
- 1990s 3,494
1990s
3,494 births
- 2000s
2000s
20,740 births
- 2010s
2010s
16,554 births
- 2020s 5,281
2020s
5,281 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 20,740 births (45% of all-time use).
How Jayla 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 Jayla's total volume
Jayla by state
Where Jayla concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 4,205 | 9.1% |
| #2 | California | | 3,857 | 8.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 3,478 | 7.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 2,726 | 5.9% |
| #5 | New York | | 2,502 | 5.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 2,207 | 4.8% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 1,970 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 1,907 | 4.1% |
4,205 of 46,432 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Jayla appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jayla's data
- Jayla's decade-level peak was the 2000s (20,740 total births); usage has since declined to 5,281 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jaylas (4,205 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jayla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Jayla 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.