How Many People Are Named Jalaya?
An estimated 1,847 people in the United States have the first name Jalaya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Jalaya peaked in popularity in 2010 with 112 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jalaya 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 Jalaya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Jalaya is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,847
About 1 in 185,574 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2010
112 births
Total Registered
1,866
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jalaya
Jalaya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,866 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jalaya as a female name
Ranked #2,388 in 2024
76 female births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (112 births)
Jalaya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jalaya span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 872 babies were registered. While Jalaya is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jalaya by Decade
How has Jalaya 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.
Jalaya by State
Birth registrations for Jalaya span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, South Carolina, Louisiana. The lowest are in Mississippi, Minnesota, Arizona. On average, about 40 Jalayas were registered per state.
Jalaya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jalaya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jalaya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jalaya?
We estimate approximately 1,847 people named Jalaya 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 185,574 Americans share this first name.
Is Jalaya a common name?
Jalaya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,866 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jalaya most popular?
Jalaya reached peak popularity in 2010, when 112 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jalaya is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jalaya a female name?
Jalaya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jalaya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jalaya Smith, Jalaya Johnson, Jalaya 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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