Girls' name · since 1998
Jayley
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 297 babies named Jayley, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,991 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 297
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jayley is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 297 have been recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jayley has been recorded 297 times among girls since 1998, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2024.
- #15,991 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 297 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jayley ranks #15,991 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 297 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,991 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 297
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jayley's 297 recorded births place it above 77.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jayley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jayley's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jayley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2024
- Peak year (2014)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Jayley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (148 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Jayley's strongest decade.
148 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Jayley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
111 births
- 2010s
2010s
148 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 148 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Jayley's decade-level peak was the 2010s (148 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jayley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~26 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, 1998–2024 (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 Jayley 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.