Jala Girl
How popular is Jala?
#10,913 girl name in 2025
8 baby girls were named Jala in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name.
2,035living people named Jala (est.)
24median age of people named Jala
2,058babies named Jala since 1880
1 in 414,418US babies born in 2025
Jala popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #10,913 for girls (▼ 647 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 8 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-64% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,831 in 2015, #10,245 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2001 (172 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,186 in 2001 |
| First recorded | 1973 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jala counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jala family of names ranked #4,895 for girls in 2025 (#4,414 the year before), with 13 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jala | 8 | 62% |
| Jalai | 5 | 38% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Jala by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23 | #5,750 |
| 1980s | 54 | #7,130 |
| 1990s | 519 | #1,236 |
| 2000s | 1,084 | #1,186 |
| 2010s | 326 | #3,091 |
| 2020s | 52 | #10,245 |
Girl names about as popular as Jala
Questions
- Is Jala a boy or girl name?
- Jala is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Jala were girls.
- How popular is the name Jala?
- 8 baby girls were named Jala in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name.
- When was Jala most popular?
- Jala peaked in 2001, when 172 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,186 in 2001.
- How many people are named Jala?
- 2,058 babies have been named Jala in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,035 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 24.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.