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Jaylah

Girl

Meaning of Jaylah: American: 'modern variant of Jayla'

Jaylah 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 — 1276th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1276

169 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

10,661

First recorded 1993 · peak 2013

Trend

falling

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: 9 babies1994: 9 babies1995: 22 babies1996: 26 babies1997: 46 babies1998: 59 babies1999: 83 babies2000: 100 babies20002001: 136 babies2002: 167 babies2003: 141 babies2004: 164 babies2005: 182 babies2006: 293 babies2007: 283 babies2008: 360 babies2009: 397 babies2010: 446 babies20102011: 558 babies2012: 678 babies2013: 1,366 babies2014: 914 babies2015: 667 babies2016: 547 babies2017: 488 babies2018: 483 babies2019: 428 babies2020: 373 babies20202021: 359 babies2022: 288 babies2023: 223 babies2024: 197 babies2025: 169 babies
US babies named Jaylah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,366.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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