How Many People Are Named Jaila?
An estimated 2,561 people in the United States have the first name Jaila. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Jaila peaked in popularity in 2006 with 189 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jaila 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 Jaila paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,561
About 1 in 133,836 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2006
189 births
Total Registered
2,597
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jaila
Jaila is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,597 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jaila as a female name
Ranked #5,667 in 2024
22 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (189 births)
Jaila: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jaila span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,443 babies were registered. Jaila has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jaila by Decade
How has Jaila 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.
Jaila by State
Birth registrations for Jaila span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, Michigan. The lowest are in Mississippi, Missouri, South Carolina. On average, about 73 Jailas were registered per state.
Jaila + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jaila as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jaila: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jaila?
We estimate approximately 2,561 people named Jaila 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 133,836 Americans share this first name.
Is Jaila a common name?
Jaila is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,597 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jaila most popular?
Jaila reached peak popularity in 2006, when 189 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jaila is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jaila a female name?
Jaila is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jaila Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jaila Smith, Jaila Johnson, Jaila 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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