Jalayah
Girl name · #1789 in 2025 · Very rare
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. Source: SSA.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Jalayah against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Jalayah in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Jalayah is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". 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
State-level data for Jalayah is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
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. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very 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.