Is Jaliah a boy or girl name?

Jaliah is a girl’s name. Of the 1,176 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.5% were girls and 0.5% were boys.

Jaliah

Recorded 1993–2025 · United States

Jaliah was most popular in 2011, when 77 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,158 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,648, with 22 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,176 people named Jaliah.

Jaliah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jaliah’s peak in 2011. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jaliah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jaliah is a girl’s name — 99.5% of the 1,176 Americans given it were girls and 0.5% 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 Jaliah

Where Jaliah is most concentrated

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

Florida 12.6×

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