How Many People Are Named Jaylah?
An estimated 10,396 people in the United States have the first name Jaylah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Jaylah peaked in popularity in 2013 with 1,366 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jaylah 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 Jaylah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Jaylah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 13, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
10,396
About 1 in 32,970 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2013
1,366 births
Total Registered
10,492
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jaylah
Jaylah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 10,492 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jaylah as a female name
Ranked #1,199 in 2024
197 female births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (1,366 births)
Jaylah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jaylah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 6,575 babies were registered. Jaylah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jaylah by Decade
How has Jaylah 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.
Jaylah by State
Birth registrations for Jaylah span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Idaho, Iowa, Nebraska. On average, about 244 Jaylahs were registered per state.
Jaylah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jaylah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jaylah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jaylah?
We estimate approximately 10,396 people named Jaylah 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 32,970 Americans share this first name.
Is Jaylah a common name?
Jaylah is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,492 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jaylah most popular?
Jaylah reached peak popularity in 2013, when 1,366 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jaylah is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jaylah a female name?
Jaylah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jaylah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jaylah Smith, Jaylah Johnson, Jaylah 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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