Feminine dossier · first seen 1987
Jaleah
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2012
Peak era
2012
Peak births
238
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Jaleah
How many people are named Jaleah?
An estimated 3,685 living Americans are named Jaleah.
How rare is Jaleah?
Jaleah is uncommon among babies today, with 71 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 70.2% from its 2012 peak.
How old is the typical Jaleah?
The median age of a living American named Jaleah is approximately 14 years, with most bearers falling between 9 and 18 years old.
Is Jaleah still popular?
Not especially. Jaleah has been declining since its 2012 peak and registered 71 births in 2025.
Where is Jaleah most common?
Jaleah has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appears 5.3× more often than the national baseline.
1987Peak 20122025
Peak year
2012
Decline from peak
70.2%
2025
71
All-time
3,727
Where it lives now
Jaleah is most concentrated in Mississippi — about 5.3× the national rate in the 2010s. It also runs high in Louisiana and Alabama.
States where Jaleah is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.