Jalaya
Jalaya was the 3225th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 49 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 1825th with 112 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,048 places. More babies were named Jalaya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,225 girls, down 1,138 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 49girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2010112 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,917babies recorded
Jalaya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,225 | 49 |
| 2020 | #2,087 | 88 |
| 2010 | #1,825 | 112 |
| 2000 | #5,564 | 20 |
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How popular is Jalaya, counting every spelling?
Jalaya is a spelling of Jalayah, a name family that ranked #1,109 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,225 for Jalaya on its own. Together these spellings went to 202 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jalayah | 113 | #1,786 | 670 |
| Jalaya | 49 | #3,225 | 324 |
| Jaleia | 17 | #6,653 | 83 |
| Jalaiah | 7 | #12,440 | 63 |
| Jalaia | 8 | #11,326 | 43 |
| Jaleiah | 8 | #11,327 | 38 |
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 Jalaya?
49 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jalaya (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jalaya 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 171 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jalaya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jalaya?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Jalaya are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 7 and 18. That makes Jalaya 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.
Jalaya by state
How common Jalaya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 41 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 Jalaya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jalaya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jalaya
How popular is the name Jalaya?
Jalaya was the 3225th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 49 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 1825th with 112 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,048 places. More babies were named Jalaya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jalaya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jalaya in the US.
Where is Jalaya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jalaya was most common in Georgia (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by South Carolina and Florida.