Jaylen

#4,067 for girls in 2025, 35 births · #361 for boys in 2025, 907 births
Given to boys 89.0% of the time

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Peak · boys
2009 · 2,236 births
Debut · boys
8 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
40,904
since 1991

Jaylen over time

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

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201999peak #858, 2008peak #175, 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#4,06735#361907
2024#3,11951#3231,066
2023#2,46672#2701,245
2022#2,34679#3191,053
2021#2,07192#3171,045
2020#1,908100#3191,037
2019#1,789114#336998
2018#1,554139#340983
2017#1,409162#342995
2016#1,425162#369901
2015#1,520148#3431,004
2014#1,436158#3171,097
2013#1,277185#2911,200
2012#1,085229#2561,434
2011#1,061232#2061,727
2010#904289#2031,812
2009#884310#1752,236
2008#858324#1852,156
2007#868321#1932,085
2006#1,036247#1912,077
2005#1,093218#1941,999
2004#958250#2051,791
2003#1,149188#2031,814
2002#1,205168#2151,598
2001#1,235163#2381,426
2000#1,310145#2241,514
1999#1,431122#293980
1998#1,81985#349758
1997#2,39155#477451
1996#2,17762#495426
1995#2,42153#520385
1994#3,30234#542357
1993#3,15836#667238
1992#6,65213#1,094101
1991#11,5096#5,9428
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First appearance
1991

The first year at least five boys were named Jaylen! It came in at #5,942, and was given to 8 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1991, when fewer than 9 boys a year got the name.

Where Jaylen is popular in 1999

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedNHWashington: #359 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,304 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #539 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,814 boysMNIllinois: #223 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 1,228 boysILWisconsin: #330 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,440 boysWIMichigan: #154 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 806 boysMINew York: #395 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 2,993 boysNYMassachusetts: #387 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,031 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedSDIowa: #392 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,320 boysIAIndiana: #189 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 937 boysINOhio: #282 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 2,168 boysOHPennsylvania: #536 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 5,504 boysPANew Jersey: #317 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,497 boysNJConnecticut: #234 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,657 boysCTCalifornia: #428 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 3,838 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedUTColorado: #395 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,729 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedNEMissouri: #270 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,797 boysMOKentucky: #244 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,675 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedWVVirginia: #208 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,285 boysVAMaryland: #237 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,420 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedNMKansas: #298 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,802 boysKSArkansas: #222 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,105 boysARTennessee: #195 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,130 boysTNNorth Carolina: #136 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 713 boysNCSouth Carolina: #152 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 762 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #105 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 426 boysDCOklahoma: #392 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,529 boysOKLouisiana: #260 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,366 boysLAMississippi: #184 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 895 boysMSAlabama: #126 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 624 boysALGeorgia: #127 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 656 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedHITexas: #340 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 2,111 boysTXFlorida: #286 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 1,737 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#105 · 1 in 426
  2. Alabama#126 · 1 in 624
  3. Georgia#127 · 1 in 656
  4. North Carolina#136 · 1 in 713
  5. South Carolina#152 · 1 in 762

Best ever in a state: #45 in Mississippi, 2008.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#105111 in 426
Alabama#126401 in 624
Georgia#127821 in 656
North Carolina#136691 in 713
South Carolina#152271 in 762
Michigan#154731 in 806
Mississippi#184171 in 895
Indiana#189411 in 937
Tennessee#195321 in 1,130
Virginia#208311 in 1,285
Arkansas#222131 in 1,105
Illinois#223651 in 1,228
Connecticut#234111 in 1,657
Maryland#237201 in 1,420
Kentucky#244141 in 1,675
Louisiana#260201 in 1,366
Missouri#270191 in 1,797
Ohio#282321 in 2,168
Florida#286501 in 1,737
Kansas#29891 in 1,802
New Jersey#317191 in 2,497
Wisconsin#330121 in 2,440
Texas#340781 in 2,111
Washington#359151 in 2,304
Massachusetts#38791 in 4,031
Iowa#39251 in 3,320
Oklahoma#39281 in 2,529
Colorado#395101 in 2,729
New York#395381 in 2,993
California#428631 in 3,838
Pennsylvania#536121 in 5,504
Minnesota#53951 in 5,814
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Jaylen
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 38 spots since 2024 (#323 → #361)
  • 42 spots since 2020 (#319 → #361)
  • 18 spots since 2015 (#343 → #361)
  • Biggest jump: 427 spots in 1993 (#1,094 → #667)
  • Biggest drop: 53 spots in 2024 (#270 → #323)
Rise & fade · boys
18 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1991
  • Peaked 2009 at #175 (2,236 births)
  • Births halved by 2014, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 33 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 33 yrs · run 1993–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 887
  • Highest: 1 in 887 boys born in 2009 were named Jaylen (0.11%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,883 boys born in 2025 (0.05%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 45.7% of all boys named Jaylen (18,696) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1990s3,704#293 (1999)#1,153
2000s18,696#175 (2009)#202
2010s12,151#203 (2010)#300
2020s6,353#270 (2023)#318

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

Jaylen in 1999

girls
#1,431
122 births · 1 in 14,540 girls
boys
#293
980 births · 1 in 1,959 boys

Top girls' names in 1999

  1. #1Emily26,542
  2. #2Hannah21,679
  3. #3Alexis19,237
  4. #4Sarah19,119
  5. #5Samantha19,044
  6. #6Ashley18,136
  7. #7Madison18,054
  8. #8Taylor16,906
  9. #9Jessica16,350
  10. #10Elizabeth15,350
  11. #1,431Jaylen122

Top boys' names in 1999

  1. #1Jacob35,371
  2. #2Michael33,915
  3. #3Matthew30,418
  4. #4Joshua27,265
  5. #5Nicholas25,639
  6. #6Christopher25,604
  7. #7Andrew23,866
  8. #8Joseph23,220
  9. #9Daniel22,704
  10. #10Tyler22,669
  11. #293Jaylen980
More about 1999

girls

1,773,823 girls got a published name in 1999; 1 in 14,540 of them was named Jaylen, which outranked 91.6% of the 16,947 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jaylen
  1. #1,422Michael123
  2. #1,422Tionna123
  3. #1,422Vicky123
  4. #1,431Jaylen122
  5. #1,431Bernice122
  6. #1,431Brittanie122
  7. #1,431Cherokee122
  8. #1,442Alesha121
  9. #1,442Bailie121
  10. #1,442Ileana121

Tied with 10 names at #1,431; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,407Citlalli#2,338 → #931
  2. ↑ 1,329Noelia#2,048 → #719
  3. ↑ 1,060Amaya#1,458 → #398
  4. ↑ 864Kyara#1,789 → #925
  5. ↑ 604Journey#1,557 → #953
Fallers
  1. ↓ 579Erykah#779 → #1,358
  2. ↓ 417Tea#747 → #1,164
  3. ↓ 415Tasia#800 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 406Monika#930 → #1,336
  5. ↓ 357Chase#952 → #1,309

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

boys

1,920,150 boys got a published name in 1999; 1 in 1,959 of them was named Jaylen, which outranked 97.5% of the 11,614 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jaylen
  1. #290Carl996
  2. #291Quinn991
  3. #292Corbin981
  4. #293Jaylen980
  5. #294Kristopher975
  6. #295Joe972
  7. #296Tucker971
Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,239Trajan#2,235 → #996
  2. ↑ 669Tyreese#1,558 → #889
  3. ↑ 595Latrell#1,231 → #636
  4. ↑ 420Zion#694 → #274
  5. ↑ 414Xander#1,338 → #924
Fallers
  1. ↓ 381Jaret#555 → #936
  2. ↓ 362Kordell#841 → #1,203
  3. ↓ 313Juwan#524 → #837
  4. ↓ 296Jarett#743 → #1,039
  5. ↓ 288Christion#989 → #1,277

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

See the top 100 for 1999 →