Is Jaela a boy or girl name?
Jaela is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 26 girls and 0 boys were named Jaela, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,704 US babies named Jaela were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,061
- Babies named Jaela since 1979
- 2,704
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 182 babies
Boys and girls named Jaela, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 10 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 46 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 294 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,333 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 826 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 195 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,061 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 37 | #4,008 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,069 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,362 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,198 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,957 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,853 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,618 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,778 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,754 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,660 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,142 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,851 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,535 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,637 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 159 | #1,466 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 177 | #1,365 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 182 | #1,336 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 175 | #1,332 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,916 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,077 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,819 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,794 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,399 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,578 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,833 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,777 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,998 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,986 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,820 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,548 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,888 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,670 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 6 | #11,933 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,114 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,514 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,357 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,563 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,364 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,732 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,480 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,368 |
Highest rank
Jaela has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,332 in 2006. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jaela
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.