How popular is the name Jayla?

Jayla ranks 556th among girls' names in US records, with 47,142 births since 1968. Over the past decade it accounts for 11,821.

Is Jayla a unisex name?

No. Jayla is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2006, when 3,480 children were given the name. It has been in use for 57 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#556 of girl names

Pronounced JH EY1 L AA1 (ARPABET)

Jayla is a girls' name, and first appears in 1968. It has been given to 47,142 children — the 556th most common girls' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 50% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2006, when 3,480 children were given it.

2006Girls: 3,480Boys: 7

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Jayla?: Jayla ranks 556th among girls' names in US records, with 47,142 births since 1968. Over the past decade it accounts for 11,821.
Is Jayla a unisex name?: No. Jayla is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Jayla most popular?: 2006, when 3,480 children were given the name. It has been in use for 57 years and is still recorded as of 2024.