How Many People Are Named Jayla?
people named Jayla are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 7,418 people in the US has this name
Based on 46,483 babies named Jayla in Social Security records from 1968 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
π Rare
Peak Year
3,417 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Combination of JAY (1) and the popular name suffix la.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Jayla (99.9%) were girls.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Jayla alive today is about 16 years old, and 97% are under 30. Half of them were between 10 and 20 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Jayla first appears in the records in 1968 and was given most often in 2006, to 3,417 babies. In 2025, 569 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1968 to 2025
π Rank History
Jayla never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #99, in 2006, and it was in the top 100 in 2006. In 2025 it ranked #530.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #530 |
| Best rank | #99 (2006) |
| Years in the top 100 | 1 (2006 to 2006) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #169 in the 2000s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Jayla alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Jayla were born in Texas than in any other state: about 4,169 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Jayla was given 2.8 times as often in Mississippi, 2.6 times in District of Columbia and 2 times in Alabama.
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