Spellings

Jayla or Jaylah?

In the US in 2025, 75% of babies in this name family were spelled Jayla and 22% Jaylah. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Ten years ago

Jayla already led in 2015, with 66% of the family's births; it has 75% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 2,125 to 759 births (−64%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Jayla1,394569−59%
Jaylah667169−75%
Jaela6421−67%

How they sound

  • Jayla /ˈdʒeɪlə/ (JAY-luh)
  • Jaylah /ˈdʒeɪlə/ (JAY-luh)
  • Jaela /dʒeɪˈlɑ/ (jay-LAH)

In France

In France in 2025: Jayla 15 births and Jaylah 5 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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