How Many People Are Named Jaela?
An estimated 2,665 people in the United States have the first name Jaela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Jaela peaked in popularity in 2007 with 182 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jaela as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jaela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,665
About 1 in 128,613 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2007
182 births
Total Registered
2,704
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jaela
Jaela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,704 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jaela as a female name
Ranked #5,061 in 2024
26 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (182 births)
Jaela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jaela span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,333 babies were registered. Jaela has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jaela by Decade
How has Jaela tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jaela by State
Birth registrations for Jaela span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in South Carolina, Connecticut, Arizona. On average, about 54 Jaelas were registered per state.
Jaela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jaela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jaela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jaela?
We estimate approximately 2,665 people named Jaela are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 128,613 Americans share this first name.
Is Jaela a common name?
Jaela is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,704 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jaela most popular?
Jaela reached peak popularity in 2007, when 182 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jaela is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jaela a female name?
Jaela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jaela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jaela Smith, Jaela Johnson, Jaela Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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