Girls' name · since 1997
Jaylea
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 276 babies named Jaylea, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 276
- total births
- 1997–2020
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
Jaylea is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 276 have been recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaylea has been recorded 276 times among girls since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1997 to 2020.
- 276 total births
- 1997–2020 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 51% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jaylea's 276 recorded births place it above 77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Indiana.
Jaylea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jaylea splits its recorded history at 2010: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jaylea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2020
- Peak year (2008)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Jaylea by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Jaylea's strongest decade.
141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Jaylea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
141 births
- 2010s
2010s
113 births
- 2020s 9
2020s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 141 births (51% of all-time use).
Jaylea by state
Where Jaylea concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Indiana | | 5 | 1.8% |
5 of 276 births nationwide.
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- Jaylea's decade-level peak was the 2000s (141 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Indiana records the most Jayleas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Indiana names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1997–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jaylea: Baby Name Since 1997 - 276 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jaylea. 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 Jaylea 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 July 2026.