Jaela
Jaela was the 5800th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 1332nd; the most babies were born in 2007 (182). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,044 places. More babies were named Jaela in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Jayla) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #5,800 girls, down 2,601 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 21girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007182 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,725babies recorded
What does the name Jaela mean?
Jaela is a spelling of Jayla, pronounced the same way, so it shares Jayla's meaning and origin.
Jayla is a modern American coinage from the 1990s. Wiktionary describes it as similar to Jaylen and Kayla, combining the popular initial sound "Jay" with the ending "-la". SSA data show it in regular use for girls from the 1990s onward, which fits a coinage of that period. It has no traditional meaning or older history, and meanings found on name websites are not documented, so none is given here.
How sure is this? Not documented. Modern coinage.
Related names: Jaylah, Kayla, Layla.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jayla', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Jaela popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,800 | 21 |
| 2020 | #3,199 | 49 |
| 2010 | #1,637 | 131 |
| 2000 | #1,578 | 112 |
| 1990 | #11,933 | 6 |
| 1980 | #8,480 | 7 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
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| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jaela, counting every spelling?
Jaela is a spelling of Jayla, a name family that ranked #407 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,800 for Jaela on its own. Together these spellings went to 805 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jayla | 569 | #530 | 4,207 |
| Jaylah | 169 | #1,321 | 1,236 |
| Jaela | 21 | #5,800 | 167 |
| Jaila | 16 | #6,958 | 128 |
| Jailah | 18 | #6,416 | 121 |
| Jaelah | 7 | #12,432 | 80 |
| Jaylaa | 5 | #15,923 | 26 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jaela?
21 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jaela (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jaela born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 401 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jaela.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jaela?
About 2,700 people born in the US named Jaela are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 14 and 24. That makes Jaela mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jaela by state
How common Jaela was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jaela: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jaela, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jaela
How popular is the name Jaela?
Jaela was the 5800th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 1332nd; the most babies were born in 2007 (182). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,044 places. More babies were named Jaela in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jaela a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jaela in the US.
Where is Jaela most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jaela was most common in New York (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and Texas.