Jaelah
Jaelah was the 12432nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 2812th with 62 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 8,704 places. More babies were named Jaelah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Jayla) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #12,432 girls, down 4,284 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201162 babies
- Total since 1880
- 914babies recorded
What does the name Jaelah mean?
Jaelah 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
Jaelah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,432 | 7 |
| 2020 | #8,148 | 13 |
| 2010 | #2,949 | 58 |
| 2000 | #6,610 | 16 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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How popular is Jaelah, counting every spelling?
Jaelah is a spelling of Jayla, a name family that ranked #407 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #12,432 for Jaelah 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 Jaelah?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jaelah (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jaelah 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 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jaelah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jaelah?
About 900 people born in the US named Jaelah are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 10 and 19. That makes Jaelah 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.
Jaelah by state
How common Jaelah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Jaelah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jaelah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jaelah
How popular is the name Jaelah?
Jaelah was the 12432nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 2812th with 62 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 8,704 places. More babies were named Jaelah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jaelah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jaelah in the US.
Where is Jaelah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jaelah was most common in New York (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Florida.