Fun Facts About the Name Jaleya
- 321 babies named Jaleya: U.S. records list 321 babies given the name Jaleya from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Jaleya Mean?
Jaleya is a feminine given name whose meaning and language of origin are not securely established. Its spelling is close to Jaliyah, a name associated with Arabic jaliyyah (جليّة), meaning "clear" or "manifest." If Jaleya is a respelling of Jaliyah, that would be its literal sense, but the similarity is not proof of derivation, and the exact spelling Jaleya has no separate well-attested etymology.
Jaleya Name History & Origins
Jaleya is found in English-language use alongside Jaliyah and Jaleyah. Jaliyah has the clearer background: it is used as an Arabic feminine name derived from jaliyyah and also appears in English-speaking countries, where spelling variants occur. No documented history specific to Jaleya establishes whether it developed as a variant of Jaliyah or as an independent English spelling. Similar sound and spelling do not by themselves prove a shared origin.
How Popular is the Name Jaleya?
Jaleya 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 #5,459 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 | #13,903 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #11,495 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #12,675 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #8,235 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2021 | #8,217 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2020 | #9,832 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #9,355 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #13,015 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #9,004 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2016 | #11,236 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #9,173 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #17,624 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #8,309 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2012 | #5,459 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2011 | #8,834 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #8,056 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2009 | #8,207 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #8,292 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2007 | #6,418 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2006 | #6,983 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2005 | #6,650 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2004 | #7,990 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #11,757 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #8,506 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #12,324 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #13,331 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #11,626 | 7 | 0.0004% |
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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