Jalayah
Jalayah was the 1786th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 113 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1445th with 155 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1 places. More babies were named Jalayah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,786 girls, down 258 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 113girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022155 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,237babies recorded
Jalayah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,786 | 113 |
| 2020 | #1,528 | 139 |
| 2010 | #2,485 | 75 |
| 2000 | #9,457 | 10 |
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How popular is Jalayah, counting every spelling?
Jalayah is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,109 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,786 for Jalayah 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 Jalayah?
113 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jalayah (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jalayah 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 74 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jalayah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jalayah?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Jalayah are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 14. That makes Jalayah a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Jalayah by state
How common Jalayah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (6.5×), South Carolina (3.9×), Georgia (2.5×), Michigan (2.5×), Florida (1.7×). In 34 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 Jalayah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jalayah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jalayah
How popular is the name Jalayah?
Jalayah was the 1786th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 113 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1445th with 155 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1 places. More babies were named Jalayah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jalayah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jalayah in the US.
Where is Jalayah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jalayah was most common in Mississippi (0.53 per 1,000 girls), followed by South Carolina and Georgia.