Jaelyn

Where Jaelyn comes from

20th-century coinage, variant of Jaylynn.
— Wiktionary's entry for Jaelyn
Along the way
  1. 1963
    First appearance
    #6,592 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1988
    Jaelyn Fox born
    American pornographic actress
  3. 2008
    Peak, #332
    1,014 babies named Jaelyn — more than any year before or since.
  4. 2009
    Jaelyn Liu born
    American fencer
  5. 2013
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #579.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name originating as a coinage.
Namesakes
  • Jaelyn Fox · American pornographic actress, born 1988
  • Jaelyn Liu · American fencer, born 2009
  • Jaelyn Duncan · American football offensive tackle, born 2000

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.