Girls' name · peaked in 2006
Jayla name popularity since 1925
46,483 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Jayla. Half of them were born in 2009 or earlier, so the typical Jayla is about 17 years old in 2026. Jayla peaked in 2006 as the #99 name for girls, and it ranked #530 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 46,483
- Named Jayla, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #530
- for girls in 2025 (569 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 46,432 girls · 51 boys
- Most popular in
- Georgia
- 2.16× its national share
Peak year is the year Jayla made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Jayla births per year, 1925–2025
2006 was the biggest year for Jayla both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1994 and 1999, Jayla became 6.3× more common, from 1 in 11,300 baby girls to 1 in 1,810.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby girls fell by 47%, from 1 in 1,510 to 1 in 2,820.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Jayla's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Jayla.
Decade by decade
Babies named Jayla in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 10 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 71 | 0 | #6,747 |
| 1980s | 282 | 0 | #3,356 |
| 1990s | 3,494 | 5 | #694 |
| 2000s | 20,740 | 46 | #197 |
| 2010s | 16,554 | 0 | #238 |
| 2020–25 | 5,281 | 0 | #530 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
63.1% of babies named Jayla from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Jayla is most popular
The index compares Jayla's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Jayla.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 2.16× | 2,726 |
| Florida | 2.11× | 3,478 |
| Mississippi | 1.78× | 985 |
| South Carolina | 1.65× | 1,052 |
| Louisiana | 1.53× | 1,256 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Jayla and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Jayla (this page) | 46,432 | 2006 |
| Jaylah | 10,661 | 2013 |
| Jaila | 2,615 | 2006 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Jayla's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Jayla.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Jayla (2006).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data