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Jaylah

100% girls · 169 born in 2025

Jaylah has been given to about 10,661 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2013, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 10,602
Median age today13 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jaylah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2013 · 1,366
  • Born in 2025169
  • All time10,661
  • England & Wales, 20257

How popular is Jaylah?

Its best year was 2013, when 1,366 babies were given the name, ranking 235th. The typical living American called Jaylah is about 13 years old today. It is relatively most common in Connecticut, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Jaylah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Laylah0.88
  2. Kaylah0.88
  3. Lailah0.79
  4. Jayla0.78
  5. Nailah0.79
  6. Ayah0.75
  7. Kamilah0.71
  8. Dalilah0.71

Middle names for Jaylah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jaylah Eve0.80
  2. Jaylah Elizabeth0.78
  3. Jaylah Anne0.78
  4. Jaylah Rose0.77
  5. Jaylah Louise0.77
  6. Jaylah Pearl0.76

Sibling names for Jaylah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Yaretzisister · 0.97
  2. Braylenbrother · 0.97
  3. Kamdenbrother · 0.96
  4. Rylandbrother · 0.96
  5. Kinleysister · 0.96
  6. Aleenasister · 0.96

Where Jaylah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Connecticut0.02%
  2. Indiana0.01%
  3. California0.01%
  4. Texas0.01%
  5. Florida0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Jaylah Anderson0.74
  2. Jaylah White0.72
  3. Jaylah Reyes0.72
  4. Jaylah Nguyen0.72
  5. Jaylah Moore0.72
  6. Jaylah Lee0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Jaylah

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Jaylah across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.