Jaleah
Jaleah was the 2497th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 71 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 1057th with 238 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,156 places. More babies were named Jaleah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,497 girls, down 815 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 71girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2012238 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,727babies recorded
Jaleah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,497 | 71 |
| 2020 | #1,682 | 122 |
| 2010 | #1,139 | 215 |
| 2000 | #3,421 | 39 |
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How popular is Jaleah, counting every spelling?
Jaleah is the most common spelling of a name family that had 83 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 83 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaleah | 71 | #2,497 | 476 |
| Jalea | 7 | #12,442 | 57 |
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 Jaleah?
71 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jaleah (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jaleah 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 118 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jaleah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jaleah?
About 3,700 people born in the US named Jaleah are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 9 and 18. That makes Jaleah 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.
Jaleah by state
How common Jaleah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (2.5×), North Carolina (2.4×), Florida (2.1×). In 39 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 Jaleah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jaleah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jaleah
How popular is the name Jaleah?
Jaleah was the 2497th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 71 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 1057th with 238 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,156 places. More babies were named Jaleah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jaleah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jaleah in the US.
Where is Jaleah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jaleah was most common in Louisiana (0.16 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and North Carolina.