Jayla
Jayla was the 530th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 569 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 99th with 3,410 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 292 places. More babies were named Jayla in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it JAY-luh /ˈdʒeɪlə/
- Rank in 2025
- #530 girls, down 229 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 569girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20063,410 babies
- Total since 1880
- 46,483babies recorded
What does the name Jayla mean?
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
Jayla popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 51 since 1999.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #530 | 569 |
| 2020 | #301 | 1,074 |
| 2010 | #132 | 2,381 |
| 2000 | #261 | 1,259 |
| 1990 | #2,450 | 50 |
| 1980 | #4,049 | 19 |
| 1970 | #6,607 | 7 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jayla, counting every spelling?
Jayla is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #407 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #530 for Jayla 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 Jayla?
569 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jayla (0.16 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jayla 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 15 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jayla.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jayla?
About 46,000 people born in the US named Jayla are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 11 and 21. That makes Jayla 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.
Jayla by state
How common Jayla was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Mexico (2.1×), Mississippi (2.1×), Louisiana (2.0×), South Carolina (1.9×), Connecticut (1.9×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Nebraska, West Virginia, Oregon.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jayla: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jayla, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Jayla · Sibling names for Jayla
Questions about the name Jayla
How popular is the name Jayla?
Jayla was the 530th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 569 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 99th with 3,410 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 292 places. More babies were named Jayla in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jayla a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jayla in the US.
Where is Jayla most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jayla was most common in New Mexico (1.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by Mississippi and Louisiana.