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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202005peak #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 2005

  • 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: #433 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,671 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: #352 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,305 boysMNIllinois: #147 for boys · 118 births · 1 in 654 boysILWisconsin: #218 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,127 boysWIMichigan: #145 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 667 boysMINew York: #155 for boys · 123 births · 1 in 880 boysNYMassachusetts: #289 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,053 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedORNevada: #266 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,222 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedSDIowa: #371 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,345 boysIAIndiana: #178 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 781 boysINOhio: #207 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 1,111 boysOHPennsylvania: #331 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 2,453 boysPANew Jersey: #202 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,203 boysNJConnecticut: #172 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 932 boysCTCalifornia: #282 for boys · 145 births · 1 in 1,753 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedUTColorado: #558 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,283 boysCONebraska: #271 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,289 boysNEMissouri: #179 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 851 boysMOKentucky: #203 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,067 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedWVVirginia: #114 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 538 boysVAMaryland: #135 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 612 boysMDDelaware: #177 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 814 boysDEArizona: #314 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,769 boysAZNew Mexico: #280 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,363 boysNMKansas: #375 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,054 boysKSArkansas: #143 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 579 boysARTennessee: #137 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 614 boysTNNorth Carolina: #89 for boys · 131 births · 1 in 399 boysNCSouth Carolina: #55 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 244 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #91 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 313 boysDCOklahoma: #219 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 982 boysOKLouisiana: #108 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 439 boysLAMississippi: #58 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 254 boysMSAlabama: #69 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 300 boysALGeorgia: #83 for boys · 153 births · 1 in 390 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedHITexas: #241 for boys · 151 births · 1 in 1,199 boysTXFlorida: #137 for boys · 151 births · 1 in 656 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Carolina#55 · 1 in 244
  2. Mississippi#58 · 1 in 254
  3. Alabama#69 · 1 in 300
  4. Georgia#83 · 1 in 390
  5. North Carolina#89 · 1 in 399

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#55871 in 244
Mississippi#58581 in 254
Alabama#69791 in 300
Georgia#831531 in 390
North Carolina#891311 in 399
District of Columbia#91141 in 313
Louisiana#108551 in 439
Virginia#114801 in 538
Maryland#135471 in 612
Florida#1371511 in 656
Tennessee#137601 in 614
Arkansas#143261 in 579
Michigan#145821 in 667
Illinois#1471181 in 654
New York#1551231 in 880
Connecticut#172181 in 932
Delaware#17751 in 814
Indiana#178491 in 781
Missouri#179401 in 851
New Jersey#202391 in 1,203
Kentucky#203221 in 1,067
Ohio#207591 in 1,111
Wisconsin#218261 in 1,127
Oklahoma#219211 in 982
Texas#2411511 in 1,199
Nevada#266121 in 1,222
Nebraska#27181 in 1,289
New Mexico#28081 in 1,363
California#2821451 in 1,753
Massachusetts#289161 in 2,053
Arizona#314241 in 1,769
Pennsylvania#331261 in 2,453
Minnesota#352131 in 2,305
Iowa#37171 in 2,345
Kansas#37581 in 2,054
Washington#433131 in 2,671
Colorado#55871 in 4,283
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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 2005

girls
#1,093
218 births · 1 in 8,476 girls
boys
#194
1,999 births · 1 in 999 boys

Top girls' names in 2005

  1. #1Emily23,952
  2. #2Emma20,362
  3. #3Madison19,578
  4. #4Abigail15,756
  5. #5Olivia15,700
  6. #6Isabella15,197
  7. #7Hannah14,854
  8. #8Samantha13,642
  9. #9Ava13,606
  10. #10Ashley13,276
  11. #1,093Jaylen218

Top boys' names in 2005

  1. #1Jacob25,851
  2. #2Michael23,828
  3. #3Joshua23,261
  4. #4Matthew21,483
  5. #5Ethan21,318
  6. #6Andrew20,742
  7. #7Daniel20,236
  8. #8Anthony19,387
  9. #9Joseph19,241
  10. #10Christopher19,174
  11. #194Jaylen1,999
More about 2005

girls

1,847,842 girls got a published name in 2005; 1 in 8,476 of them was named Jaylen, which outranked 94.3% of the 19,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jaylen
  1. #1,085Hilary219
  2. #1,085Natali219
  3. #1,085Tierra219
  4. #1,093Jaylen218
  5. #1,093Charlee218
  6. #1,093Reece218
  7. #1,096Addisyn217
  8. #1,096Annelise217
  9. #1,096Harlee217

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

Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,271Mikalah#7,077 → #806
  2. ↑ 2,724Yuridia#3,689 → #965
  3. ↑ 2,236Naima#3,127 → #891
  4. ↑ 1,924Karol#2,742 → #818
  5. ↑ 1,125Karma#1,972 → #847
Fallers
  1. ↓ 397Rhea#908 → #1,305
  2. ↓ 360Laisha#789 → #1,149
  3. ↓ 334Ashtyn#956 → #1,290
  4. ↓ 285Hunter#742 → #1,027
  5. ↓ 282Angeles#973 → #1,255

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

boys

1,997,305 boys got a published name in 2005; 1 in 999 of them was named Jaylen, which outranked 98.5% of the 13,370 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jaylen
  1. #191Devon2,097
  2. #192Abraham2,048
  3. #193Brody2,034
  4. #194Jaylen1,999
  5. #195Bryson1,980
  6. #196Raymond1,971
  7. #197Josue1,951
Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,722Talan#4,264 → #542
  2. ↑ 1,048Carmine#1,934 → #886
  3. ↑ 727Leland#1,335 → #608
  4. ↑ 528Amare#1,159 → #631
  5. ↑ 525Braylen#1,359 → #834
Fallers
  1. ↓ 817Madison#857 → #1,674
  2. ↓ 783Andon#865 → #1,648
  3. ↓ 406Kanye#486 → #892
  4. ↓ 379Jakobe#846 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 359Koda#930 → #1,289

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

See the top 100 for 2005 →