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

girlsboys

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

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202001peak #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 2001

  • 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: #627 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,625 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: #408 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,245 boysMNIllinois: #186 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 933 boysILWisconsin: #221 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,206 boysWIMichigan: #160 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 800 boysMINew York: #281 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 1,800 boysNYMassachusetts: #279 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,224 boysMARhode Island: #189 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,012 boysRIOregon: #497 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,883 boysORNevada: #293 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,547 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedSDIowa: #368 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,677 boysIAIndiana: #143 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 651 boysINOhio: #204 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,219 boysOHPennsylvania: #371 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 3,209 boysPANew Jersey: #335 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,534 boysNJConnecticut: #189 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,200 boysCTCalifornia: #352 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 2,423 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedUTColorado: #500 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,647 boysCONebraska: #326 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,016 boysNEMissouri: #246 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,519 boysMOKentucky: #305 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,326 boysKYWest Virginia: #253 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,750 boysWVVirginia: #139 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 691 boysVAMaryland: #146 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 808 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedDEArizona: #397 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,522 boysAZNew Mexico: #362 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,110 boysNMKansas: #398 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,694 boysKSArkansas: #142 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 637 boysARTennessee: #118 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 550 boysTNNorth Carolina: #117 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 561 boysNCSouth Carolina: #94 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 420 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #91 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 356 boysDCOklahoma: #185 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 883 boysOKLouisiana: #147 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 651 boysLAMississippi: #84 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 376 boysMSAlabama: #110 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 492 boysALGeorgia: #103 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 505 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedHITexas: #304 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 1,754 boysTXFlorida: #225 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 1,247 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#84 · 1 in 376
  2. District of Columbia#91 · 1 in 356
  3. South Carolina#94 · 1 in 420
  4. Georgia#103 · 1 in 505
  5. Alabama#110 · 1 in 492

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#84391 in 376
District of Columbia#91131 in 356
South Carolina#94491 in 420
Georgia#1031101 in 505
Alabama#110491 in 492
North Carolina#117901 in 561
Tennessee#118651 in 550
Virginia#139591 in 691
Arkansas#142231 in 637
Indiana#143591 in 651
Maryland#146351 in 808
Louisiana#147401 in 651
Michigan#160731 in 800
Oklahoma#185231 in 883
Illinois#186861 in 933
Connecticut#189151 in 1,200
Rhode Island#18951 in 1,012
Ohio#204561 in 1,219
Wisconsin#221241 in 1,206
Florida#225721 in 1,247
Missouri#246221 in 1,519
West Virginia#25351 in 1,750
Massachusetts#279161 in 2,224
New York#281621 in 1,800
Nevada#29381 in 1,547
Texas#304981 in 1,754
Kentucky#305101 in 2,326
Nebraska#32651 in 2,016
New Jersey#335191 in 2,534
California#3521011 in 2,423
New Mexico#36251 in 2,110
Iowa#36861 in 2,677
Pennsylvania#371201 in 3,209
Arizona#397151 in 2,522
Kansas#39861 in 2,694
Minnesota#40891 in 3,245
Oregon#49751 in 3,883
Colorado#50081 in 3,647
Washington#62761 in 5,625
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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 2001

girls
#1,235
163 births · 1 in 11,047 girls
boys
#238
1,426 births · 1 in 1,362 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. #1,235Jaylen163

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. #238Jaylen1,426
More about 2001

girls

1,800,624 girls got a published name in 2001; 1 in 11,047 of them was named Jaylen, which outranked 93.1% 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 Jaylen
  1. #1,231Tiffani164
  2. #1,231Viridiana164
  3. #1,231Zainab164
  4. #1,235Jaylen163
  5. #1,235Halee163
  6. #1,235Mari163
  7. #1,238Franchesca162
  8. #1,238Iman162
  9. #1,238Kinley162

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 1,362 of them was named Jaylen, which outranked 98.1% 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 Jaylen
  1. #235Raul1,439
  2. #236Enrique1,438
  3. #237Keith1,432
  4. #238Jaylen1,426
  5. #239Griffin1,418
  6. #240Marcos1,415
  7. #241Damien1,402
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 →