Recorded 2011–2020 Girls' name Peak 2013 60 births

Jeylah — girls' name

60 babies named Jeylah in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s552020s5

The verdict

60 girls have been named Jeylah since 2011, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2020.

60
total births
2011–2020
years on record
2010s
peak decade
92%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

92% of everyone ever named Jeylah was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

14 babies were named Jeylah in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jeylah

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Jeylah between 2011 and 2020, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jeylah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeylah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jeylah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jeylah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jeylah 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 60 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.

Jeylah at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

60

Since 2011

10 years of records

Peak year

2013

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2011

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2020

Jeylah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2011

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2013)
14
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
46810121416 202020182017201620152014201320122011 5

Jeylah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
55 births that decade — 92% of Jeylah's all-time total
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Jeylah by state

Where Jeylah concentrates geographically — total births since 2011

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jeylah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 8.3%
California share of Jeylah's total US births 8.3%

5 of 60 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeylah?
60 babies have been named Jeylah since 2011. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2013 with 14 births.
When was Jeylah most popular?
Jeylah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Jeylah most popular?
The top states for the name Jeylah are California (5 births).
How long has the name Jeylah been used?
Jeylah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 10 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Jeylah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jeylin, Jeyla, Jeymi, Jeylani, 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, 2011–2020 (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.