Jalayah
Girl name · #1789 in 2025 · Uniqueness 73/100
Jalayah is currently the #1789 girl name in the United States — 113 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #1778, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 15,929 girls born in 2025 was named Jalayah.
The 31-year story
Jalayah first appears in the Social Security records in 1994, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 155 babies and a rank of #1443. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Jalayah per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Jalayah in class?
Jalayah scores 73 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Jalayah will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Jalayah is most common
Geography matters for names, and Jalayah is no exception. In 2025 the states with the most Jalayahs were CA (9), FL (9), MI (8), TX (8), GA (7). Raw counts naturally favor populous states, but the spread still hints at where the name is part of the local naming culture.
Names like Jalayah
Statistically, parents drawn to Jalayah tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Jariyah, Alaiyah, Analiyah, Asiyah, and Kalayah.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Jalayah | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 113 | #1777 |
| 2024 | 115 | #1753 |
| 2023 | 145 | #1493 |
| 2022 | 155 | #1443 |
| 2021 | 142 | #1491 |
| 2020 | 139 | #1524 |
| 2019 | 140 | #1540 |
| 2018 | 107 | #1878 |
| 2017 | 99 | #1989 |
| 2016 | 105 | #1908 |
| 2015 | 117 | #1778 |
| 2014 | 115 | #1781 |
| 2013 | 125 | #1684 |
| 2012 | 114 | #1791 |
| 2011 | 92 | #2088 |
| 2010 | 75 | #2476 |
| 2009 | 68 | #2672 |
| 2008 | 44 | #3645 |
| 2007 | 44 | #3653 |
| 2006 | 41 | #3734 |
| 2005 | 27 | #4828 |
| 2004 | 24 | #5208 |
| 2003 | 37 | #3731 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6698 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8758 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Jalayah a popular girl name?
Jalayah ranked #1789 among girls in 2025 with 113 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1778.
When was the name Jalayah most popular?
Jalayah peaked in 2022, when 155 American girls received the name (ranked #1443 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Jalayah?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 15,929 newborn American girls was named Jalayah. It scores 73/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.