Jalen

Where Jalen comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Jalen.

  • Len
Jalen through the years
  1. 1976
    First appearance
    #5,587 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1991
    Around this time: Jalen Rose and the Fab Five
    Person, 1991 · Source · Date
    “The given name, as well as variants like Jaylen and Jaylin, rose in popularity in the 1990s due to the success of basketball player Jalen Rose (named for his father James and uncle Leonard).”
  3. 1996
    Jalen Brunson born
    American basketball player
  4. 2000
    Peak, #106
    3,513 babies named Jalen, the most in any year.
  5. 2002
    Jalen Green born
    American basketball player
  6. 2005
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #212.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from a combination of James and Len.
Namesakes
  • Jalen Brunson · American basketball player, born 1996
  • Jalen Green · American basketball player, born 2002
  • Jalen Rose · American basketball player, born 1973
  • Jalen Williams · American basketball player, born 2001
  • Jalen Johnson · American basketball player (born December 2001), born 2001

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