Jala is an uncommon variant of Jayla that peaked in 2001 and has since faded.
Jala is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #11,325 for girl births in the United States (and #19,100 across all names), given to 8 babies. Jala was first reported in SSA data in 1973 and peaked in 2001 (172 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #11,325 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | #10,618 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | #10,674 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | #10,731 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | #11,540 |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | #10,613 |
| 2019 | 14 | 14 | #7,901 |
| 2018 | 22 | 22 | #5,677 |
| 2017 | 28 | 28 | #4,860 |
| 2016 | 25 | 25 | #5,358 |
| 2015 | 22 | 22 | #5,912 |
| 2014 | 29 | 29 | #4,827 |
| 2013 | 34 | 34 | #4,285 |
| 2012 | 47 | 47 | #3,434 |
| 2011 | 54 | 54 | #3,105 |
| 2010 | 51 | 51 | #3,226 |
| 2009 | 59 | 59 | #2,952 |
| 2008 | 61 | 61 | #2,903 |
| 2007 | 84 | 84 | #2,302 |
| 2006 | 97 | 97 | #2,042 |
| 2005 | 96 | 96 | #1,986 |
| 2004 | 103 | 103 | #1,839 |
| 2003 | 132 | 132 | #1,479 |
| 2002 | 139 | 139 | #1,387 |
| 2001 | 172 | 172 | #1,189 |
| 2000 | 141 | 141 | #1,340 |
| 1999 | 152 | 152 | #1,240 |
| 1998 | 112 | 112 | #1,513 |
| 1997 | 76 | — | #1,918 |
| 1996 | 58 | — | #2,293 |
| 1995 | 40 | — | #2,944 |
| 1994 | 30 | — | #3,648 |
| 1993 | 25 | — | #4,152 |
| 1992 | 15 | — | #6,126 |
| 1991 | 11 | — | #7,611 |
| 1989 | 8 | — | #9,053 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #10,874 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #11,995 |
| 1986 | 9 | — | #7,349 |
| 1985 | 8 | — | #7,841 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | #8,495 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | #9,658 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #10,980 |
| 1979 | 11 | — | #5,889 |
| 1978 | 7 | — | #7,947 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #8,907 |