Fun Facts About the Name Jaleah
- More than 3 thousand babies named Jaleah: U.S. records list 3,727 babies given the name Jaleah from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Jaleah Mean?
Jaleah has no securely established meaning or language of origin. It is a modern English feminine given name, and its form is often compared with Aleah, a variant of Aliyah, from Arabic ʿāliyah, meaning "high, exalted, sublime." It also resembles the Hebrew name Leah (לֵאָה), whose meaning is disputed. Neither comparison is a documented derivation of Jaleah; they are associations based on shared sounds and spellings, not a traditional etymology.
Jaleah Name History & Origins
Jaleah is a modern English feminine given name. It belongs to a group of names - including Jalea, Jaliyah, and Jaleesa - that combine an initial J with a vowel-heavy ending. These names are not variants of one another and do not share a single classical source.
The ending -eah is a common English spelling for a final unstressed -uh sound, as in Sarah and Leah. Jaleah is used in English-speaking countries, especially the United States. Its history is mainly one of modern spelling and sound preferences rather than transmission from an older language.
How Popular is the Name Jaleah?
Jaleah has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2012. Its best rank was #1,057 in 2012.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,497 | 71 | 0.0044% |
| 2024 | #2,217 | 85 | 0.0053% |
| 2023 | #2,163 | 88 | 0.0055% |
| 2022 | #1,852 | 110 | 0.0067% |
| 2021 | #1,701 | 122 | 0.0074% |
| 2020 | #1,681 | 122 | 0.0076% |
| 2019 | #1,600 | 133 | 0.0079% |
| 2018 | #1,465 | 150 | 0.0088% |
| 2017 | #1,437 | 158 | 0.0092% |
| 2016 | #1,450 | 159 | 0.0090% |
| 2015 | #1,339 | 177 | 0.0099% |
| 2014 | #1,133 | 222 | 0.0124% |
| 2013 | #1,172 | 205 | 0.0117% |
| 2012 | #1,057 | 238 | 0.0135% |
| 2011 | #1,099 | 224 | 0.0127% |
| 2010 | #1,139 | 215 | 0.0121% |
| 2009 | #1,213 | 206 | 0.0112% |
| 2008 | #1,401 | 170 | 0.0090% |
| 2007 | #1,696 | 129 | 0.0067% |
| 2006 | #1,647 | 129 | 0.0068% |
| 2005 | #1,822 | 107 | 0.0058% |
| 2004 | #1,840 | 103 | 0.0056% |
| 2003 | #2,904 | 53 | 0.0029% |
| 2002 | #2,451 | 65 | 0.0036% |
| 2001 | #3,219 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 2000 | #3,421 | 39 | 0.0021% |
| 1999 | #3,465 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 1998 | #3,078 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 1997 | #3,478 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 1996 | #5,148 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1995 | #4,266 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1994 | #5,550 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1993 | #12,394 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #12,347 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #8,877 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #9,640 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #10,362 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Jaleah Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are honest, benevolent, brilliant and often inventive, full of high inspirations. You are courageous, honest, determined, original and creative. You are a leader, especially for a cause. Sometimes you do not care to finish what you start, and may leave details to others. You can do well in position of authority, and prospers in intellectual and professional fields. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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