Recorded 1996–2023 Girls' name Peak 1998 68 births

Jela — girls' name

68 babies named Jela in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s342000s252020s9

The verdict

68 girls have been named Jela since 1996, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2023.

68
total births
1996–2023
years on record
1990s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Jela was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

13 babies were named Jela in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jela

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Jela between 1996 and 2023, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jela currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jela performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jela shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jela in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 68 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jela at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

68

Since 1996

28 years of records

Peak year

1998

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1996

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2023

Jela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1996

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1998)
13
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
468101214 202320082004200320011999199819971996 6

Jela by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
34 births that decade — 50% of Jela's all-time total
1990s342000s252020s9

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jela?
68 babies have been named Jela since 1996. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1998 with 13 births.
When was Jela most popular?
Jela was most popular in the 1990s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Jela been used?
Jela has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 28 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Jela?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jelena, Jelisa, Jelani, Jelissa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1996–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.