Jayla
Modern American coinage built on the fashionable Jay- sound, part of the 1990s wave of -la names.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Jayla first shows up in the national records in 1968. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in 1 different years between 2006 and 2006. Its biggest year was 2006, when 3,410 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 99 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 529 for girls. All told, 46,483 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Jaylah (10,661), Jaela (2,725), Jaila (2,615), Jala (2,058), Jailah (1,252), Jaelah (914) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Jay
Explore Jayla interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10 | No. 4489 |
| 1970s | 71 | No. 4652 |
| 1980s | 282 | No. 2295 |
| 1990s | 3,494 | No. 316 |
| 2000s | 20,740 | No. 99 |
| 2010s | 16,554 | No. 132 |
| 2020s | 5,281 | No. 301 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.