Given name
Jalylah
“an important woman; one who is exalted”
Jalylah is a variant of Jalila. One Arabic interpretation is “an important woman; one who is exalted.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jalylah is a variant of Jalila. One Arabic interpretation is “an important woman; one who is exalted.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jalylah is a variant of Jalila. An origin associated with Jalila is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2016. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jalylah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 34
- 0 boys · 34 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #15,894 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 15,894 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 2018.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jalylah’s family of names
Jalylah has a related form in Jalila.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.