Name Legacy

Jalayah

Recorded 1994–2025 · United States

Jalayah was most popular in 2022, when 155 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,656 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,252, with 113 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,237 people named Jalayah.

Most popular in2022
Rank that year#2,656
Births that year155
Total since 18802,237
Given to100% girls

Jalayah over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Jalayah’s peak in 2022. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jalayah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jalayah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,237 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Jalayah

Where Jalayah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org