girl's name
Jala
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,063
Jala is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2001, when 172 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1973.
Jala over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 23 |
| 1980s | 54 |
| 1990s | 519 |
| 2000s | 1,084 |
| 2010s | 326 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 52 |
How popular is Jala?
In 2025, Jala was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Jala is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Jala
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jala also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jala over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jala
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jala — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jala
How popular is the name Jala?
In 2025, Jala was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Jala a girl's or a boy's name?
Jala is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Jala most popular?
Jala peaked in 2001, when 172 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Jala a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jala currently ranks #11,322 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.