Given name
Jayla
“one who is charitable”
Jayla is used as a given name. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is charitable.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “one who is charitable.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jayla through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 46,483
- 51 boys · 46,432 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 3,417 babies
- 2025
- 569
- #530 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −35%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 569 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 530 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 34.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 3,410 in 2006. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (68). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 34,334 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.
Jayla’s family of names
In English usage, Jayla has a related form in Jaylah. Jayla has a related form in Jaylah. Jayla has a related form in Jaila.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Jayla
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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