Given name
Jaleyah
“a gift of God”
Jaleyah is a variant of Jaliyah. One English interpretation is “a gift of God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jaleyah is a variant of Jaliyah. One English interpretation is “a gift of God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jaleyah is a variant of Jaliyah. An origin associated with Jaliyah is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1997. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jaleyah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 606
- 0 boys · 606 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 45 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #8,067 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −39%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,067 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 38.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 45 in 2011. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 359 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.
Jaleyah’s family of names
Jaleyah has a related form in Jaliyah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.