Jaylah
Jaylah was the 1321st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 169 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 235th with 1,366 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 838 places. More babies were named Jaylah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Jayla) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #1,321 girls, down 588 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 169girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20131,366 babies
- Total since 1880
- 10,661babies recorded
What does the name Jaylah mean?
Jaylah is a spelling of Jayla, pronounced the same way, so it shares Jayla's meaning and origin.
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
Jaylah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,321 | 169 |
| 2020 | #733 | 373 |
| 2010 | #657 | 446 |
| 2000 | #1,747 | 100 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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How popular is Jaylah, counting every spelling?
Jaylah is a spelling of Jayla, a name family that ranked #407 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,321 for Jaylah 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 Jaylah?
169 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jaylah (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jaylah 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 50 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jaylah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jaylah?
About 10,600 people born in the US named Jaylah are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 9 and 16. That makes Jaylah 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.
Jaylah by state
How common Jaylah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.3×). In 24 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 Jaylah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jaylah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jaylah
How popular is the name Jaylah?
Jaylah was the 1321st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 169 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 235th with 1,366 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 838 places. More babies were named Jaylah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jaylah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jaylah in the US.
Where is Jaylah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jaylah was most common in California (0.36 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Mexico and Texas.