Jaliah
Jaliah was the 5627th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 2398th with 77 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,176 places. More babies were named Jaliah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,627 girls, down 1,765 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 22girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201177 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,176babies recorded
Jaliah popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 6 since 2005.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,627 | 22 |
| 2020 | #3,862 | 37 |
| 2010 | #2,487 | 75 |
| 2000 | #5,797 | 19 |
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How popular is Jaliah, counting every spelling?
Jaliah is a spelling of Jalia, a name family that had 35 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 35 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jalia | 13 | #8,068 | 144 |
| Jaliah | 22 | #5,627 | 138 |
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 Jaliah?
22 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jaliah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jaliah 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 381 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jaliah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jaliah?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Jaliah are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 9 and 20. That makes Jaliah 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.
Jaliah by state
How common Jaliah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 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 Jaliah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jaliah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jaliah
How popular is the name Jaliah?
Jaliah was the 5627th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 2398th with 77 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,176 places. More babies were named Jaliah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jaliah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jaliah in the US.
Where is Jaliah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jaliah was most common in Florida (0.01 per 1,000 girls).