Feminine dossier · first seen 1973
Jala
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2001
Peak era
2001
Peak births
172
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Jala
How many people are named Jala?
An estimated 2,021 living Americans are named Jala.
How rare is Jala?
Jala is very rare among babies today, with 8 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 95.3% from its 2001 peak.
How old is the typical Jala?
The median age of a living American named Jala is approximately 24 years, with most bearers falling between 19 and 27 years old.
Is Jala still popular?
Not especially. Jala has been declining since its 2001 peak and registered 8 births in 2025.
Where is Jala most common?
Jala has its strongest geographic signal in North Carolina, where it appears 3.7× more often than the national baseline.
1973Peak 20012025
Peak year
2001
Decline from peak
95.3%
2025
8
All-time
2,058
Where it lives now
Jala is most concentrated in North Carolina — about 3.7× the national rate in the 2000s. It also runs high in Georgia and Illinois.
States where Jala is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.