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Jayla

Girl

Meaning of Jayla: American: 'invented name'

Jayla is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 528th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1097th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#528

569 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1097

31 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

46,483

First recorded 1968 · peak 2006

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 12 babies1982: 16 babies1983: 18 babies1984: 30 babies1985: 26 babies1986: 37 babies1987: 35 babies1988: 48 babies1989: 41 babies1990: 50 babies19901991: 83 babies1992: 94 babies1993: 140 babies1994: 158 babies1995: 307 babies1996: 421 babies1997: 544 babies1998: 715 babies1999: 987 babies2000: 1,259 babies20002001: 1,428 babies2002: 1,576 babies2003: 1,666 babies2004: 1,573 babies2005: 1,765 babies2006: 3,417 babies2007: 2,631 babies2008: 2,927 babies2009: 2,544 babies2010: 2,381 babies20102011: 2,090 babies2012: 1,847 babies2013: 1,839 babies2014: 1,625 babies2015: 1,394 babies2016: 1,391 babies2017: 1,350 babies2018: 1,351 babies2019: 1,286 babies2020: 1,074 babies20202021: 1,039 babies2022: 949 babies2023: 862 babies2024: 788 babies2025: 569 babies
US babies named Jayla per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 3,417.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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