Given name
Jaalah
“resembling a she-goat of the wild”
Jaalah is a variant of Jaala. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a she-goat of the wild.”
Original Hebrewיעלא
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jaalah is a variant of Jaala. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a she-goat of the wild.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jaalah is a variant of Jaala. An origin associated with Jaala is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From the Hebrew verb ya'al (יעל), “to profit or be of practical use.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1991. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Jaalah appears in Nehemiah 7:8, Ezra 2:56.
- Nehemiah 7:8
- Ezra 2:56
From biblical name research
Jaalah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 42
- 0 boys · 42 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 10 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.