Declining since 2011, #11,932 for girls today.
Popularity of Jaelah since 1994
Babies named Jaelah per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 47 |
| 2000s | 332 |
| 2010s | 442 |
| 2020s | 93 |
Meaning & origin
Jaelah is a modern American name that first appeared on the U.S. Social Security Administration's baby name list in 1994. It reached its highest rank of 11,932 in 2011, and by 2025 it had fallen to the same rank, with approximately 1 in 229,610 newborn girls receiving the name that year. Jaelah is most likely a respelling of names like Jaela or Jayla, which themselves are part of a broader trend of J-initial names ending in the popular 'la' suffix. The name has no recorded presence in any top state data, suggesting it is used sporadically across the country. Its trajectory has been falling since 2011, indicating decreasing usage in recent years.
Jaelah first appeared in U.S. records in 1994, likely a creative respelling of names like Jaela or Jayla. These in turn draw from the fashionable -la suffix combined with the popular initial J, seen in names such as Jayla and Jalia. The name has no long historical lineage and is considered a modern coinage.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Jae, J, Lala
Sibling names for Jaelah
Names that share Jaelah's style, for a brother or sister.
