Given name

Jaelah

Jaelah is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Jaelah isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Jaelah through the years

Babies since 1880
914
0 boys · 914 girls
Most popular year
2011
62 babies
2025
7
#12,432 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−46%
Cooling
01020304020002025Highest share 20114.4
Jaelah in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1994–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,432 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 46.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 62 in 2011. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 620 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

JaelahJaela

The ring: spellings.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Jaelah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Janala

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Jaeli

22RareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Canela

Canela is a feminine given name. It is used in Spanish.

11Very rare

>99% girls

Modern

Makeyla

15Very rareEasing

>99% girls

Modern

Braylah

0Not recently recordedCooling

>99% girls

Modern

Jacyra

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Jamylah

21RareSteady

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Jaelah’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Jaelah

A sister for Jaelah