Jayla is an established girls' name that peaked in 2006 and has since faded.
Jayla is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #530 for girl births in the United States (and #1,068 across all names), given to 569 babies. Jayla was first reported in SSA data in 1968 and peaked in 2006 (3,410 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 569 | 569 | #530 | — |
| 2024 | 788 | 788 | #404 | — |
| 2023 | 862 | 862 | #355 | — |
| 2022 | 949 | 949 | #340 | — |
| 2021 | 1,039 | 1,039 | #308 | — |
| 2020 | 1,074 | 1,074 | #301 | — |
| 2019 | 1,286 | 1,286 | #251 | — |
| 2018 | 1,351 | 1,351 | #241 | — |
| 2017 | 1,350 | 1,350 | #237 | — |
| 2016 | 1,391 | 1,391 | #232 | — |
| 2015 | 1,394 | 1,394 | #238 | — |
| 2014 | 1,625 | 1,625 | #207 | — |
| 2013 | 1,839 | 1,839 | #174 | — |
| 2012 | 1,847 | 1,847 | #170 | — |
| 2011 | 2,090 | 2,090 | #149 | — |
| 2010 | 2,381 | 2,381 | #132 | — |
| 2009 | 2,544 | 2,544 | #128 | #13,321 |
| 2008 | 2,927 | 2,932 | #117 | — |
| 2007 | 2,631 | 2,631 | #131 | #11,551 |
| 2006 | 3,417 | 3,417 | #99 | #10,046 |
| 2005 | 1,765 | 1,765 | #197 | — |
| 2004 | 1,573 | 1,573 | #216 | #6,311 |
| 2003 | 1,666 | 1,666 | #200 | #11,696 |
| 2002 | 1,576 | 1,576 | #210 | #11,472 |
| 2001 | 1,428 | 1,428 | #222 | #9,814 |
| 2000 | 1,259 | 1,259 | #261 | — |
| 1999 | 987 | 987 | #316 | #10,646 |
| 1998 | 715 | 715 | #387 | — |
| 1997 | 544 | — | #461 | — |
| 1996 | 421 | — | #554 | — |
| 1995 | 307 | — | #694 | — |
| 1994 | 158 | — | #1,135 | — |
| 1993 | 140 | — | #1,241 | — |
| 1992 | 94 | — | #1,624 | — |
| 1991 | 83 | — | #1,741 | — |
| 1990 | 50 | — | #2,450 | — |
| 1989 | 41 | — | #2,725 | — |
| 1988 | 48 | — | #2,310 | — |
| 1987 | 35 | — | #2,802 | — |
| 1986 | 37 | — | #2,642 | — |
| 1985 | 26 | — | #3,356 | — |
| 1984 | 30 | — | #2,950 | — |
| 1983 | 18 | — | #4,175 | — |
| 1982 | 16 | — | #4,591 | — |
| 1981 | 12 | — | #5,693 | — |
| 1980 | 19 | — | #4,049 | — |
| 1979 | 13 | — | #5,213 | — |
| 1978 | 12 | — | #5,321 | — |
| 1977 | 14 | — | #4,755 | — |
| 1976 | 12 | — | #5,001 | — |
| 1975 | 8 | — | #6,747 | — |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #8,775 | — |
| 1970 | 7 | — | #6,607 | — |
| 1968 | 10 | — | #4,603 | — |