Girls' name · since 1993
Jaylah
Jaylah has 10,661 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,595 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,322 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,661
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jaylah is the #1322 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 10,661 recorded since 1993.
Social Security Administration records show Jaylah recorded 10,661 times among girls since 1993, holding rank #1322 nationally today, ahead of 92% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #1,595 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,322 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 10,661 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaylah ranks #1,595 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,322 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 10,661 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,595 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,322 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,661
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jaylah's 10,661 recorded births place it above 97.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jaylah compares
10,661 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Jaylah's all-time total is 28x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaylah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,661 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,366 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jaylah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jaylah splits its recorded history at 2009: 80% of all births land in the more recent half, 20% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1993 (9 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 1,366 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jaylah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 1,366
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Jaylah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (6,575 births, 62% of the file).
2010s was Jaylah's strongest decade.
6,575 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Jaylah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 254
1990s
254 births
- 2000s 2,223
2000s
2,223 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,575 births
- 2020s 1,609
2020s
1,609 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6,575 births (62% of all-time use).
How Jaylah 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 Jaylah's total volume
Jaylah by state
Where Jaylah concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,458 | 23.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,283 | 12.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 677 | 6.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 519 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 467 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 373 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 283 | 2.7% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 254 | 2.4% |
2,458 of 10,661 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Jaylah appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jaylah's data
- Jaylah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (6,575 total births); usage has since declined to 1,609 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jaylahs (2,458 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Jaylah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
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 Jaylah 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.