girl's name
Jaylah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 10,942
Jaylah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 169 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2013, when 1,366 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 19,617 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1993.
Jaylah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 254 |
| 2000s | 2,223 |
| 2010s | 6,575 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,609 |
How popular is Jaylah?
In 2025, Jaylah was given to 169 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Jaylah 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 Jaylah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jaylah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jaylah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jaylah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jaylah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jaylah
How popular is the name Jaylah?
In 2025, Jaylah was given to 169 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Jaylah a girl's or a boy's name?
Jaylah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Jaylah most popular?
Jaylah peaked in 2013, when 1,366 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Jaylah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jaylah currently ranks #1,322 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.