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Jalayah

Girl

Meaning of Jalayah: American: 'invented name'

Jalayah is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1736th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#1736

113 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

2,237

First recorded 1994 · peak 2022

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: 0 babies1994: 5 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 7 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 5 babies2000: 10 babies20002001: 11 babies2002: 16 babies2003: 37 babies2004: 24 babies2005: 27 babies2006: 41 babies2007: 44 babies2008: 44 babies2009: 68 babies2010: 75 babies20102011: 92 babies2012: 114 babies2013: 125 babies2014: 115 babies2015: 117 babies2016: 105 babies2017: 99 babies2018: 107 babies2019: 140 babies2020: 139 babies20202021: 142 babies2022: 155 babies2023: 145 babies2024: 115 babies2025: 113 babies
US babies named Jalayah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 155.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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