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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202004peak #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 2004

  • 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: #678 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,749 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: #296 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,760 boysMNIllinois: #140 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 603 boysILWisconsin: #214 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,090 boysWIMichigan: #136 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 638 boysMINew York: #234 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 1,425 boysNYMassachusetts: #242 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,620 boysMARhode Island: #170 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 840 boysRIOregon: #480 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,223 boysORNevada: #311 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,729 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedSDIowa: #390 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,697 boysIAIndiana: #174 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 760 boysINOhio: #206 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 1,170 boysOHPennsylvania: #292 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 2,114 boysPANew Jersey: #225 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,484 boysNJConnecticut: #238 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,581 boysCTCalifornia: #307 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 1,939 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedUTColorado: #401 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,469 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedNEMissouri: #201 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 998 boysMOKentucky: #347 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,995 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedWVVirginia: #122 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 561 boysVAMaryland: #136 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 663 boysMDDelaware: #180 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 821 boysDEArizona: #411 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,758 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedNMKansas: #283 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,381 boysKSArkansas: #159 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 627 boysARTennessee: #136 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 599 boysTNNorth Carolina: #124 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 536 boysNCSouth Carolina: #86 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 374 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #130 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 463 boysDCOklahoma: #257 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,216 boysOKLouisiana: #150 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 653 boysLAMississippi: #70 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 299 boysMSAlabama: #80 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 346 boysALGeorgia: #88 for boys · 152 births · 1 in 384 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedHITexas: #252 for boys · 139 births · 1 in 1,289 boysTXFlorida: #143 for boys · 136 births · 1 in 703 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#70 · 1 in 299
  2. Alabama#80 · 1 in 346
  3. South Carolina#86 · 1 in 374
  4. Georgia#88 · 1 in 384
  5. Virginia#122 · 1 in 561

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#70501 in 299
Alabama#80681 in 346
South Carolina#86561 in 374
Georgia#881521 in 384
Virginia#122761 in 561
North Carolina#124951 in 536
District of Columbia#130101 in 463
Maryland#136431 in 663
Michigan#136881 in 638
Tennessee#136601 in 599
Illinois#1401301 in 603
Florida#1431361 in 703
Louisiana#150391 in 653
Arkansas#159241 in 627
Rhode Island#17061 in 840
Indiana#174511 in 760
Delaware#18051 in 821
Missouri#201341 in 998
Ohio#206571 in 1,170
Wisconsin#214271 in 1,090
New Jersey#225321 in 1,484
New York#234771 in 1,425
Connecticut#238111 in 1,581
Massachusetts#242211 in 1,620
Texas#2521391 in 1,289
Oklahoma#257171 in 1,216
Kansas#283121 in 1,381
Pennsylvania#292301 in 2,114
Minnesota#296171 in 1,760
California#3071301 in 1,939
Nevada#31181 in 1,729
Kentucky#347111 in 1,995
Iowa#39061 in 2,697
Colorado#401121 in 2,469
Arizona#411151 in 2,758
Oregon#48061 in 3,223
Washington#67861 in 5,749
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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 2004

girls
#958
250 births · 1 in 7,345 girls
boys
#205
1,791 births · 1 in 1,108 boys

Top girls' names in 2004

  1. #1Emily25,042
  2. #2Emma21,625
  3. #3Madison20,628
  4. #4Olivia16,108
  5. #5Hannah15,614
  6. #6Abigail15,436
  7. #7Isabella15,021
  8. #8Ashley14,377
  9. #9Samantha13,786
  10. #10Elizabeth13,577
  11. #958Jaylen250

Top boys' names in 2004

  1. #1Jacob27,911
  2. #2Michael25,470
  3. #3Joshua24,214
  4. #4Matthew22,882
  5. #5Ethan22,210
  6. #6Andrew21,717
  7. #7Daniel21,018
  8. #8William20,237
  9. #9Joseph20,147
  10. #10Christopher19,636
  11. #205Jaylen1,791
More about 2004

girls

1,836,250 girls got a published name in 2004; 1 in 7,345 of them was named Jaylen, which outranked 94.9% of the 18,835 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jaylen
  1. #952Sydnie253
  2. #956Ashtyn251
  3. #956Gwyneth251
  4. #958Jaylen250
  5. #958Citlali250
  6. #958Jana250
  7. #961Jazmyne249
  8. #961Robyn249
  9. #961Tamya249

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

Biggest movers since 2003
Risers
  1. ↑ 948Rubi#1,561 → #613
  2. ↑ 607Kaydence#984 → #377
  3. ↑ 548Marin#1,383 → #835
  4. ↑ 543Diya#1,416 → #873
  5. ↑ 479Kadence#869 → #390
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,607Arly#949 → #2,556
  2. ↓ 433Shakira#747 → #1,180
  3. ↓ 414Anais#990 → #1,404
  4. ↓ 365Lisbeth#742 → #1,107
  5. ↓ 274Reanna#990 → #1,264

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

boys

1,984,979 boys got a published name in 2004; 1 in 1,108 of them was named Jaylen, which outranked 98.5% of the 13,228 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jaylen
  1. #202Roberto1,875
  2. #203Martin1,858
  3. #204Andy1,799
  4. #205Jaylen1,791
  5. #206Dawson1,763
  6. #207Elias1,760
  7. #208Josue1,746
Biggest movers since 2003
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,308Koda#2,238 → #930
  2. ↑ 1,190Tayshaun#2,153 → #963
  3. ↑ 1,006Kanye#1,492 → #486
  4. ↑ 910Kyan#1,497 → #587
  5. ↑ 814Jaidyn#1,630 → #816
Fallers
  1. ↓ 455Jahiem#873 → #1,328
  2. ↓ 325Ervin#942 → #1,267
  3. ↓ 323Jahir#809 → #1,132
  4. ↓ 282Jaheim#457 → #739
  5. ↓ 270Sabastian#946 → #1,216

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

See the top 100 for 2004 →