Jaleh
Jaleh is a name with a single cultural origin: Persian.
- Persian
Meaning & Origin of Jaleh
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jaleh is a name with a single cultural origin: Persian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Persian
The Story of Jaleh
The earliest SSA record of Jaleh as a baby girl name dates back to 1970, when 6 babies received it. 2004 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Jaleh — #10,690 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 46% of all recorded Jalehs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2016 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 52 Jalehs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Jaleh
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Jaleh. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Zhaleh
Names that sound like Jaleh
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About the name Jaleh
Jaleh is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 52 births in the dataset. Jaleh's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #10,690. Use the chart and map above to compare Jaleh's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.