Given name
Jalia
“a noble woman”
Jalia is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “a noble woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “a noble woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1983. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jalia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,614
- 0 boys · 1,614 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 119 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #8,068 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −27%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,068 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 26.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 119 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,302 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.
Jalia’s family of names
Jalia has a related form in Jaleah. Jalia has a related form in Jaliah. Jalia has a related form in Jalea.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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