Jaelyn

#1,962 for girls in 2025, 98 births · #5,045 for boys in 2025, 19 births
Given to girls 91.0% of the time

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Peak · girls
2008 · 1,014 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
14,201
since 1963

Jaelyn over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202001peak #332, 2008peak #1,581, 2009girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,96298#5,04519
2024#1,559136#3,60531
2023#1,310173#3,11739
2022#1,183203#4,08926
2021#1,075233#2,86243
2020#1,003254#3,02538
2019#968270#3,89927
2018#827328#3,10637
2017#708406#3,07138
2016#609493#3,44132
2015#601490#2,91940
2014#641446#3,15435
2013#579496#2,71543
2012#471651#2,67845
2011#417760#2,03566
2010#368865#1,94072
2009#348942#1,581102
2008#3321,014#1,89976
2007#360905#2,11764
2006#442722#2,12661
2005#500606#2,29751
2004#505576#2,10256
2003#535528#2,03156
2002#538510#2,42841
2001#562460#2,48939
2000#616412#2,04949
1999#714317#2,23141
1998#899234#1,71959
1997#1,139164#2,90326
1996#1,318129#4,39614
1995#1,492106#4,50813
1994#1,84177#5,10911
1993#2,19560#5,36010
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First appearance
1963

The first year at least five girls were named Jaelyn! It came in at #6,592, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1963–1974, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Jaelyn is popular in 2001

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jaelyn, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Jaelyn, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Jaelyn, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Jaelyn, so not publishedNHWashington: #689 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,104 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Jaelyn, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Jaelyn, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jaelyn, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #620 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,207 girlsMNIllinois: #502 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,932 girlsILWisconsin: #415 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,297 girlsWIMichigan: #479 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,936 girlsMINew York: #691 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 4,453 girlsNYMassachusetts: #390 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,420 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jaelyn, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Jaelyn, so not publishedORNevada: #455 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,978 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jaelyn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jaelyn, so not publishedSDIowa: #328 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,715 girlsIAIndiana: #579 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,672 girlsINOhio: #467 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,979 girlsOHPennsylvania: #442 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,666 girlsPANew Jersey: #631 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,140 girlsNJConnecticut: #406 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,485 girlsCTCalifornia: #716 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 4,729 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Jaelyn, so not publishedUTColorado: #464 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,224 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Jaelyn, so not publishedNEMissouri: #550 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,579 girlsMOKentucky: #286 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,532 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Jaelyn, so not publishedWVVirginia: #372 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,950 girlsVAMaryland: #404 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,184 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jaelyn, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Jaelyn, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Jaelyn, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jaelyn, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jaelyn, so not publishedARTennessee: #738 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,029 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #543 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,159 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #367 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,865 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #234 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 724 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Jaelyn, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #412 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,077 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Jaelyn, so not publishedMSAlabama: #340 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,664 girlsALGeorgia: #475 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,539 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jaelyn, so not publishedHITexas: #696 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 4,256 girlsTXFlorida: #563 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,515 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#234 · 1 in 724
  2. Kentucky#286 · 1 in 1,532
  3. Iowa#328 · 1 in 1,715
  4. Alabama#340 · 1 in 1,664
  5. South Carolina#367 · 1 in 1,865

Best ever in a state: #95 in South Dakota, 2007.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#23451 in 724
Kentucky#286131 in 1,532
Iowa#32881 in 1,715
Alabama#340121 in 1,664
South Carolina#36791 in 1,865
Virginia#372181 in 1,950
Massachusetts#390131 in 2,420
Maryland#404111 in 2,184
Connecticut#40661 in 2,485
Louisiana#412101 in 2,077
Wisconsin#415111 in 2,297
Pennsylvania#442211 in 2,666
Nevada#45551 in 1,978
Colorado#464111 in 2,224
Ohio#467201 in 2,979
Georgia#475191 in 2,539
Michigan#479171 in 2,936
Illinois#502241 in 2,932
North Carolina#543141 in 3,159
Missouri#55081 in 3,579
Florida#563221 in 3,515
Indiana#57991 in 3,672
Minnesota#62061 in 4,207
New Jersey#631101 in 4,140
Washington#68971 in 4,104
New York#691221 in 4,453
Texas#696361 in 4,256
California#716471 in 4,729
Tennessee#73861 in 5,029
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Jaelyn
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 403 spots since 2024 (#1,559 → #1,962)
  • 959 spots since 2020 (#1,003 → #1,962)
  • 1,361 spots since 2015 (#601 → #1,962)
  • Biggest jump: 240 spots in 1998 (#1,139 → #899)
  • Biggest drop: 141 spots in 2019 (#827 → #968)
Rise & fade · girls
45 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1963
  • Peaked 2008 at #332 (1,014 births)
  • Births halved by 2013, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 22 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 22 yrs · run 1998–2019
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,865
  • Highest: 1 in 1,865 girls born in 2008 were named Jaelyn (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 16,401 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 47.0% of all girls named Jaelyn (6,675) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s5#6,592 (1963)#6,592
1970s14#5,984 (1975)#7,380
1980s66#5,678 (1985)#7,933
1990s1,139#714 (1999)#2,750
2000s6,675#332 (2008)#474
2010s5,205#368 (2010)#619
2020s1,097#1,003 (2020)#1,349

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Jaelyn in 2001

girls
#562
460 births · 1 in 3,914 girls
boys
#2,489
39 births · 1 in 49,817 boys

Top girls' names in 2001

  1. #1Emily25,059
  2. #2Madison22,166
  3. #3Hannah20,723
  4. #4Ashley16,531
  5. #5Alexis16,404
  6. #6Sarah15,929
  7. #7Samantha15,867
  8. #8Abigail14,807
  9. #9Elizabeth14,792
  10. #10Olivia13,977
  11. #562Jaelyn460

Top boys' names in 2001

  1. #1Jacob32,573
  2. #2Michael29,689
  3. #3Matthew26,812
  4. #4Joshua26,024
  5. #5Christopher23,132
  6. #6Nicholas22,849
  7. #7Andrew22,422
  8. #8Joseph22,030
  9. #9Daniel21,013
  10. #10William20,110
  11. #2,489Jaelyn39
More about 2001

girls

1,800,624 girls got a published name in 2001; 1 in 3,914 of them was named Jaelyn, which outranked 96.9% of the 17,978 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jaelyn
  1. #559Kenya466
  2. #560Ryan465
  3. #561Leticia461
  4. #562Jaelyn460
  5. #562Clare460
  6. #562Juliet460
  7. #562Shyanne460
  8. #566Lorena459
  9. #567Anika455
  10. #567Esperanza455

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2000
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,602Dafne#2,569 → #967
  2. ↑ 1,493Nevaeh#1,759 → #266
  3. ↑ 1,339Jimena#2,213 → #874
  4. ↑ 1,263Taina#2,174 → #911
  5. ↑ 1,069Yuliana#1,759 → #690
Fallers
  1. ↓ 913Dariana#837 → #1,750
  2. ↓ 368Cortney#825 → #1,193
  3. ↓ 362Maiya#994 → #1,356
  4. ↓ 313Rosalinda#701 → #1,014
  5. ↓ 307Ivana#863 → #1,170

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,942,881 boys got a published name in 2001; 1 in 49,817 of them was named Jaelyn, which outranked 79.8% of the 12,307 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jaelyn
  1. #2,429Tymir40
  2. #2,429Vinay40
  3. #2,429Wilfred40
  4. #2,489Jaelyn39
  5. #2,489Alpha39
  6. #2,489Andrea39
  7. #2,489Aris39
  8. #2,520Alexandros38
  9. #2,520Ameen38
  10. #2,520Armoni38

Tied with 30 names at #2,489; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2000
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,879Jaheim#6,316 → #437
  2. ↑ 1,128Imanol#2,049 → #921
  3. ↑ 730Jagger#1,391 → #661
  4. ↑ 539Maximus#850 → #311
  5. ↑ 461Daunte#1,429 → #968
Fallers
  1. ↓ 476Tyreek#914 → #1,390
  2. ↓ 466Tyrique#949 → #1,415
  3. ↓ 456Infant#765 → #1,221
  4. ↓ 423Deion#893 → #1,316
  5. ↓ 291Nicklaus#986 → #1,277

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2001 →