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Jalaya

Girl

Meaning of Jalaya: American: 'modern invented name'

Jalaya is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3105th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#3105

49 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

1,917

First recorded 1993 · peak 2010

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 5 babies1994: 6 babies1995: 8 babies1996: 10 babies1997: 11 babies1998: 14 babies1999: 19 babies2000: 20 babies20002001: 32 babies2002: 33 babies2003: 37 babies2004: 58 babies2005: 56 babies2006: 70 babies2007: 73 babies2008: 80 babies2009: 100 babies2010: 112 babies20102011: 96 babies2012: 110 babies2013: 80 babies2014: 88 babies2015: 87 babies2016: 69 babies2017: 68 babies2018: 78 babies2019: 85 babies2020: 88 babies20202021: 71 babies2022: 76 babies2023: 52 babies2024: 76 babies2025: 49 babies
US babies named Jalaya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 112.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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