How Many People Are Named Jala?
An estimated 2,009 people in the United States have the first name Jala. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Jala peaked in popularity in 2001 with 172 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jala 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 Jala paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,009
About 1 in 170,609 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2001
172 births
Total Registered
2,049
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jala
Jala is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,049 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jala as a female name
Ranked #11,492 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (172 births)
Jala: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jala span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,084 babies were registered. Jala has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jala by Decade
How has Jala 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.
Jala by State
Birth registrations for Jala span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, North Carolina, Illinois. The lowest are in West Virginia, District of Columbia, New Jersey. On average, about 48 Jalas were registered per state.
Jala + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jala as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jala: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jala?
We estimate approximately 2,009 people named Jala 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 170,609 Americans share this first name.
Is Jala a common name?
Jala is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,049 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jala most popular?
Jala reached peak popularity in 2001, when 172 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jala is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jala a female name?
Jala is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jala Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jala Smith, Jala Johnson, Jala 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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