Girls' name · since 1994
Jla
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 233 babies named Jla, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,273 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 233
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jla sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 233 recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jla has been recorded 233 times among girls since 1994, 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 1994 to 2024.
- #18,273 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 233 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jla ranks #18,273 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 233 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #18,273 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 233
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jla's 233 recorded births place it above 74.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jla's SSA record in two at 2008 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 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2024
- Peak year (2011)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Jla by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (101 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Jla's strongest decade.
101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Jla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 29
1990s
29 births
- 2000s
2000s
101 births
- 2010s
2010s
83 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 101 births (43% of all-time use).
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- Jla's decade-level peak was the 2000s (101 total births); usage has since declined to 20 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 Jla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1994–2024 (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 Jla 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.