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Jaylah

Girl · JAY-la · Modern

Jaylah is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,409th for girls in the UK (7 babies) and 1,318th for girls in the US (169 babies).

Where does Jaylah come from?

Modern: spelling of Jayla; modern American name, perhaps from Jay with the ending of Kayla

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JAY-la

Meaning borrowed from Jayla. More on Wiktionary.

Is Jaylah a girl's or a boy's name?

Jaylah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls in the UK and 169 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Jaylah in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#3,409among girls
Babies in 2025
7about 1 in 40,000 girls
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 31% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 7 girls in the UK were named Jaylah, making it the 3,409th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,009th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 12 girls.

Half of all the girls named Jaylah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 47 girls in the UK were given Jaylah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #762, up from #3,409 for this spelling alone.

Among girls in 2025, it was 3,332nd in England and Wales.

2006Busiest: 12 in 20222025
Jaylah in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20257#3,409
20244#4,907
20237#3,388
202212#2,277
20217#3,338
20208#3,009
20198#3,018
201810#2,631
20174#4,967
20163#6,009
20153#5,983
20144#4,888
20133#6,003
20125#4,390
20116#3,737
20100–
20090–
20080–
20070–
20064#4,357

How popular is Jaylah in the US?

Rank in 2025
#1,318among girls
Babies in 2025
169about 1 in 9,500 girls
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 54% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 169 girls in the US were named Jaylah, making it the 1,318th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 732nd. Its busiest year was 2013, with 1,366 girls. It first appears in the records in 1993.

It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 12 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Jaylah than any year since 2004.

Half of all the girls named Jaylah in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 771 girls in the US were given Jaylah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #427, up from #1,318 for this spelling alone.

1993Busiest: 1,366 in 20132025
Jaylah in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025169#1,318
2024197#1,202
2023223#1,098
2022288#940
2021359#790
2020373#732
2019428#675
2018483#623
2017488#616
2016547#569
2015667#483
2014914#359
20131,366#235
2012678#459
2011558#521
2010446#656
2009397#730
2008360#802
2007283#959
2006293#905
2005182#1,244
2004164#1,301
2003141#1,410
2002167#1,208
2001136#1,395
2000100#1,740
199983#1,890
199859#2,367
199746#2,692
199626#4,054
199522#4,513
19949#8,798
19939#8,712

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