Is Jayla a boy or girl name?
Jayla is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 785 girls and 0 boys were named Jayla, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 45,903 US babies named Jayla were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #403
- Babies named Jayla since 1968
- 45,903
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 3,417 babies
Boys and girls named Jayla, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 10 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 71 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 282 | 100% |
| 1990s | 5 | 3,494 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 46 | 20,739 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 0 | 16,550 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 4,706 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 785 | #403 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 860 | #355 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 949 | #340 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,039 | #308 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,073 | #301 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,286 | #251 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,350 | #242 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,349 | #237 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,391 | #232 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,393 | #238 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,624 | #207 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,839 | #174 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,847 | #170 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 2,090 | #149 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 2,381 | #132 |
| 2009 | 5 | #13,318 | 2,538 | #128 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 2,927 | #117 |
| 2007 | 6 | #11,551 | 2,625 | #131 |
| 2006 | 7 | #10,044 | 3,410 | #99 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,765 | #197 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,312 | 1,561 | #216 |
| 2003 | 5 | #11,696 | 1,661 | #200 |
| 2002 | 5 | #11,471 | 1,571 | #210 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,814 | 1,422 | #222 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,259 | #261 |
| 1999 | 5 | #10,646 | 982 | #316 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 715 | #387 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 544 | #461 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 421 | #554 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 307 | #694 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 158 | #1,135 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,241 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,624 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,741 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,450 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,725 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,310 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,802 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,642 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,356 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,950 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,175 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,694 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,051 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,214 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,320 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,755 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,003 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,749 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,775 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,605 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,603 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jayla reached #6,312 in 2004. As a girl name, it reached #99 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 Jayla
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.