Jayla
Girl · JAY-la · Modern
Jayla is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,019th for girls in the UK (36 babies) and 529th for girls in the US (569 babies).
Where does Jayla come from?
Modern: modern American name, perhaps from Jay with the ending of Kayla
- Say it
- JAY-la
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Is Jayla a girl's or a boy's name?
Jayla is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 36 girls in the UK and 569 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jayla in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,019among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 36about 1 in 7,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 36 girls in the UK were named Jayla, making it the 1,019th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,033rd. Its busiest year was 2021, with 37 girls.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the girls named Jayla in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 47 girls in the UK were given Jayla or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #762, up from #1,019 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 973rd in England and Wales.
Jayla in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #1,019 |
| 2024 | 31 | #1,143 |
| 2023 | 28 | #1,247 |
| 2022 | 19 | #1,667 |
| 2021 | 37 | #1,011 |
| 2020 | 35 | #1,033 |
| 2019 | 28 | #1,256 |
| 2018 | 29 | #1,237 |
| 2017 | 23 | #1,497 |
| 2016 | 22 | #1,552 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 21 | #1,544 |
| 2013 | 13 | #2,174 |
| 2012 | 18 | #1,756 |
| 2011 | 19 | #1,629 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,757 |
| 2009 | 18 | #1,621 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,943 |
| 2007 | 19 | #1,477 |
| 2006 | 21 | #1,319 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
How popular is Jayla in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #529among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 569about 1 in 2,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 569 girls in the US were named Jayla, making it the 529th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 301st. Its busiest year was 2006, with 3,410 girls. It first appears in the records in 1968.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 7 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Jayla than any year since 1997.
Half of all the girls named Jayla in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 771 girls in the US were given Jayla or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #427, up from #529 for this spelling alone.
Jayla in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 569 | #529 |
| 2024 | 788 | #404 |
| 2023 | 862 | #355 |
| 2022 | 949 | #340 |
| 2021 | 1,039 | #308 |
| 2020 | 1,074 | #301 |
| 2019 | 1,286 | #251 |
| 2018 | 1,351 | #241 |
| 2017 | 1,350 | #237 |
| 2016 | 1,391 | #232 |
| 2015 | 1,394 | #238 |
| 2014 | 1,625 | #207 |
| 2013 | 1,839 | #174 |
| 2012 | 1,847 | #170 |
| 2011 | 2,090 | #149 |
| 2010 | 2,381 | #132 |
| 2009 | 2,539 | #128 |
| 2008 | 2,927 | #117 |
| 2007 | 2,625 | #131 |
| 2006 | 3,410 | #99 |
| 2005 | 1,765 | #197 |
| 2004 | 1,561 | #216 |
| 2003 | 1,661 | #200 |
| 2002 | 1,571 | #210 |
| 2001 | 1,422 | #222 |
| 2000 | 1,259 | #261 |
| 1999 | 982 | #316 |
| 1998 | 715 | #387 |
| 1997 | 544 | #461 |
| 1996 | 421 | #554 |
| 1995 | 307 | #693 |
| 1994 | 158 | #1,130 |
| 1993 | 140 | #1,235 |
| 1992 | 94 | #1,619 |
| 1991 | 83 | #1,734 |
| 1990 | 50 | #2,432 |
| 1989 | 41 | #2,708 |
| 1988 | 48 | #2,290 |
| 1987 | 35 | #2,778 |
| 1986 | 37 | #2,619 |
| 1985 | 26 | #3,327 |
| 1984 | 30 | #2,914 |
| 1983 | 18 | #4,108 |
| 1982 | 16 | #4,526 |
| 1981 | 12 | #5,570 |
| 1980 | 19 | #3,991 |
| 1979 | 13 | #5,091 |
| 1978 | 12 | #5,214 |
| 1977 | 14 | #4,651 |
| 1976 | 12 | #4,903 |
| 1975 | 8 | #6,482 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 7 | #6,361 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 10 | #4,488 |
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Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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