Girls' name · since 2008

Jaylana

44 babies named Jaylana in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#16667
among girls today
44
born since 2008
2020s
peak decade
6%
more common than other girls

Jaylana currently ranks #16667 among girls' names in America, with 44 babies recorded since 2008.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaylana has been recorded 44 times among girls since 2008, currently ranked #16667 nationally and more common than 6% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2024.

  • #16667 among girls today
  • 44 born since 2008
  • 2020s peak decade
  • 6% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Jaylana is currently the #16667 girls' name in America, more common than 6% of girls - 44 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.

#16667
among girls today
44
born since 2008
2020s
peak decade
6%
more common than other girls

Jaylana vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%5.9%
Jaylana vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16667
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 6% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Jaylana was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

9 babies were named Jaylana in 2021 - its busiest year on record.

How Jaylana compares

44 14th percentile among 17,726 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

Jaylana's all-time total is 88% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jaylana Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 44 382 567,345
Peak-year births 9 48 19,840

Jaylana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Jaylana's SSA record in two at 2020 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Jaylana at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

44

Since 2008

17 years of records

Peak year

2021

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#16,667

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2008

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jaylana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2024

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
9
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
45678910 2008200920132020202120232024 5

Jaylana by decade

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

2020s was Jaylana's strongest decade.

25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.

Jaylana births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 25 births (57% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaylana?
Jaylana has been given to 44 babies in the U.S. since 2008, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #16667 as of the latest data. 9 babies were born in 2021, its single highest year.
When was Jaylana most popular?
Jaylana was most popular in the 2020s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Jaylana been used?
The SSA has tracked Jaylana since 2008 -- 17 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Jaylana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jayla, Jayne, Jayden, Jayda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 2008–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Jaylana: #16667 Girls' Name - 44 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jaylana. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Jaylana 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 June 2026.