Jalilah

Popularity Trends

The name Jalilah is the #7,521 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 218 recorded births since 1993. This represents the 2.8% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 2.8% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,498 (3.8% percentile) for all time with 218 births since 1993.

Jalilah first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1993 (first recorded for girls in 1993). Birth data for Jalilah is available in 21 out of the 31 years between 1993 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For girls, Jalilah reached its peak popularity in 2017, achieving the 1.2% percentile (ranked #938) with 8 births per million. The name was most common in 2018, with 9 births per million (ranked 1.1% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2021, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Jalilah ranks #944 for girls (0.3% percentile) with 5 births per million, which is 53.2% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Jalilah".

1993 2023 19932023

Key Statistics

Total Births

218

Peak Births

Peak Year

2017

First Recorded

1993

Peak Percentile

1.2%

Current Percentile

0.3%

Peak Rank

#938

Current Rank

#944

Female statistics

Names That Sound Similar

These names exclude other spelling variations of Gelila. View all variations of Gelila.

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Jalilah", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. This list excludes the 6 other name spellings that we've determined are also variations of "Gelila" based on shared pronunciations. Click here for more details on names that are pronounced like Gelila..

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Jalilah's popularity from 1990 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Jalilah at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Jalilah range from Sarim at 89.6% correlation to Jasim at 88.4% correlation, with an average correlation level of 88.9%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Kambri with 1.0K births (100% girls) and the least popular is Bellarae with 115 births (100% girls).

Jalilah's share of births peaked at 8.6 births per million for girls in 2017. It reached its lowest point of 2.5 births per million (29% of peak) in 2004. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Jalilah had 4.6 births per million, 53% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Sarim

327

89.57% (very strong)

Ashar

516

89.50% (very strong)

Amarisa

163

89.27% (very strong)

479

89.25% (very strong)

Adonay

510

89.04% (very strong)

Lilya

539

88.90% (very strong)

Bellarae

115

88.71% (very strong)

Kenslie

563

88.54% (very strong)

Ivyanna

611

88.52% (very strong)

Kambri

1,044

88.42% (very strong)

Ilyanna

430

88.39% (very strong)

Jasim

314

88.39% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Jalilah

Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Jalilah. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 87.9% confident that Jalilah is pronounced as juh-LEE-luh, which has 3 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is jah-LEE-luh, at 12.1% confidence, with 3 syllables.

juh-LEE-luh

87.9%

jah-LEE-luh

12.1%

juh-LEE-luh (3 syllables)

87.9% confidence

JH AH0 L IY1 L AH0

jah-LEE-luh (3 syllables)

12.1% confidence

JH AA0 L IY1 L AH0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

If none of the pronunciations above sound right to you, could you please check whether any of these related pronunciations should be applied to the name Jalilah? These are pronunciations that other similar names use, but which are not currently associated with Jalilah. If you think any of these are valid pronunciations for Jalilah, please vote using the thumbs up button.

About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like JH AH0 L IY1 L AH0) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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