Girls' name · since 2001
Jayliah
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 247 babies named Jayliah, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,707 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,944 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 247
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jayliah is the #15944 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 247 recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Jayliah recorded 247 times among girls since 2001, holding rank #15944 nationally today, ahead of 8% 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 2001 to 2025.
- #17,707 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,944 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 247 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jayliah ranks #17,707 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,944 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 247 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,707 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,944 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 247
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jayliah's 247 recorded births place it above 75.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Jayliah compares
247 41st percentile among 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
Jayliah's all-time total is 34% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jayliah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 247 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jayliah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jayliah's full recorded timeline at 2014, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jayliah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Jayliah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (137 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Jayliah's strongest decade.
137 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Jayliah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
72 births
- 2010s
2010s
137 births
- 2020s 38
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 137 births (55% of all-time use).
Jayliah by state
Where Jayliah concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.0% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 247 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Jayliah's data
- Jayliah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (137 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jayliahs (5 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 Jayliah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Jayliah 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.