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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202010peak #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 2010

  • 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: #376 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,093 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: #278 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,385 boysMNIllinois: #145 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 665 boysILWisconsin: #279 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,461 boysWIMichigan: #146 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 669 boysMINew York: #217 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 1,207 boysNYMassachusetts: #242 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,364 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedORNevada: #256 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,139 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedSDIowa: #505 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,057 boysIAIndiana: #323 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,721 boysINOhio: #213 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 1,062 boysOHPennsylvania: #233 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 1,271 boysPANew Jersey: #154 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 793 boysNJConnecticut: #178 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 863 boysCTCalifornia: #314 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 1,885 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedUTColorado: #419 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,292 boysCONebraska: #398 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,970 boysNEMissouri: #228 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,089 boysMOKentucky: #309 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,729 boysKYWest Virginia: #283 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,613 boysWVVirginia: #130 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 594 boysVAMaryland: #123 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 576 boysMDDelaware: #182 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 724 boysDEArizona: #315 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,695 boysAZNew Mexico: #400 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,004 boysNMKansas: #375 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,818 boysKSArkansas: #186 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 759 boysARTennessee: #128 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 533 boysTNNorth Carolina: #116 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 501 boysNCSouth Carolina: #87 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 363 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #110 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 355 boysDCOklahoma: #308 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,372 boysOKLouisiana: #124 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 486 boysLAMississippi: #59 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 230 boysMSAlabama: #104 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 417 boysALGeorgia: #87 for boys · 150 births · 1 in 373 boysGAHawaii: #264 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 961 boysHITexas: #252 for boys · 141 births · 1 in 1,267 boysTXFlorida: #126 for boys · 163 births · 1 in 568 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#59 · 1 in 230
  2. South Carolina#87 · 1 in 363
  3. Georgia#87 · 1 in 373
  4. Alabama#104 · 1 in 417
  5. District of Columbia#110 · 1 in 355

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#59601 in 230
Georgia#871501 in 373
South Carolina#87581 in 363
Alabama#104561 in 417
District of Columbia#110111 in 355
North Carolina#1161031 in 501
Maryland#123491 in 576
Louisiana#124491 in 486
Florida#1261631 in 568
Tennessee#128661 in 533
Virginia#130701 in 594
Illinois#1451051 in 665
Michigan#146721 in 669
New Jersey#154541 in 793
Connecticut#178171 in 863
Delaware#18251 in 724
Arkansas#186191 in 759
Ohio#213571 in 1,062
New York#217881 in 1,207
Missouri#228301 in 1,089
Pennsylvania#233481 in 1,271
Massachusetts#242221 in 1,364
Texas#2521411 in 1,267
Nevada#256121 in 1,139
Hawaii#26451 in 961
Minnesota#278201 in 1,385
Wisconsin#279191 in 1,461
West Virginia#28351 in 1,613
Oklahoma#308151 in 1,372
Kentucky#309131 in 1,729
California#3141241 in 1,885
Arizona#315221 in 1,695
Indiana#323211 in 1,721
Kansas#37591 in 1,818
Washington#376171 in 2,093
Nebraska#39851 in 1,970
New Mexico#40051 in 2,004
Colorado#419121 in 2,292
Iowa#50551 in 3,057
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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 2010

girls
#904
289 births · 1 in 6,151 girls
boys
#203
1,812 births · 1 in 1,059 boys

Top girls' names in 2010

  1. #1Isabella22,936
  2. #2Sophia20,656
  3. #3Emma17,366
  4. #4Olivia17,040
  5. #5Ava15,444
  6. #6Emily14,281
  7. #7Abigail14,257
  8. #8Madison13,196
  9. #9Chloe11,765
  10. #10Mia10,650
  11. #904Jaylen289

Top boys' names in 2010

  1. #1Jacob22,157
  2. #2Ethan18,020
  3. #3Michael17,387
  4. #4Jayden17,203
  5. #5William17,072
  6. #6Alexander16,769
  7. #7Noah16,481
  8. #8Daniel15,869
  9. #9Aiden15,547
  10. #10Anthony15,511
  11. #203Jaylen1,812
More about 2010

girls

1,777,595 girls got a published name in 2010; 1 in 6,151 of them was named Jaylen, which outranked 95.4% of the 19,841 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jaylen
  1. #901Marlene293
  2. #902Lizeth292
  3. #903Azaria290
  4. #904Jaylen289
  5. #904Britney289
  6. #904Riya289
  7. #907Dominique288
  8. #907Karly288
  9. #909Abigale287

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

Biggest movers since 2009
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,433Tenley#2,892 → #459
  2. ↑ 2,126Elin#2,852 → #726
  3. ↑ 664Jordynn#1,353 → #689
  4. ↑ 623Kynlee#1,509 → #886
  5. ↑ 513Farrah#1,063 → #550
Fallers
  1. ↓ 502Calleigh#834 → #1,336
  2. ↓ 491Marely#851 → #1,342
  3. ↓ 477Analia#331 → #808
  4. ↓ 417Destiney#900 → #1,317
  5. ↓ 326Dayanara#810 → #1,136

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

boys

1,918,676 boys got a published name in 2010; 1 in 1,059 of them was named Jaylen, which outranked 98.6% of the 14,270 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jaylen
  1. #200Erick1,862
  2. #201Stephen1,820
  3. #202Cesar1,819
  4. #203Jaylen1,812
  5. #204Tucker1,754
  6. #205Kai1,750
  7. #206Landen1,711
Biggest movers since 2009
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,631Bentlee#3,476 → #845
  2. ↑ 1,735Jencarlos#2,663 → #928
  3. ↑ 1,536Bently#2,203 → #667
  4. ↑ 940Callen#1,638 → #698
  5. ↑ 892Bode#1,665 → #773
Fallers
  1. ↓ 314Dereon#953 → #1,267
  2. ↓ 290Aaden#271 → #561
  3. ↓ 248Landin#935 → #1,183
  4. ↓ 229Rigoberto#920 → #1,149
  5. ↓ 191Dillan#793 → #984

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

See the top 100 for 2010 →