How Many People Are Named Jalia?
An estimated 1,578 people in the United States have the first name Jalia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Jalia peaked in popularity in 2009 with 119 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jalia 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 Jalia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Jalia is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,578
About 1 in 217,208 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2009
119 births
Total Registered
1,600
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jalia
Jalia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,600 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jalia as a female name
Ranked #4,500 in 2024
31 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (119 births)
Jalia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jalia span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 680 babies were registered. Jalia has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jalia by Decade
How has Jalia 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.
Jalia by State
Birth registrations for Jalia span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, Georgia, Texas. The lowest are in New Jersey, Mississippi, Tennessee. On average, about 29 Jalias were registered per state.
Jalia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jalia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jalia
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jalia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jalia?
We estimate approximately 1,578 people named Jalia 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 217,208 Americans share this first name.
Is Jalia a common name?
Jalia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,600 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jalia most popular?
Jalia reached peak popularity in 2009, when 119 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jalia is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jalia a female name?
Jalia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jalia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jalia Smith, Jalia Johnson, Jalia 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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