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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202017peak #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 2017

  • 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: #454 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,222 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: #302 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,354 boysMNIllinois: #304 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,440 boysILWisconsin: #356 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,625 boysWIMichigan: #362 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,857 boysMINew York: #388 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 2,217 boysNYMassachusetts: #264 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,310 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedORNevada: #273 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,093 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedIAIndiana: #360 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,723 boysINOhio: #376 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,945 boysOHPennsylvania: #470 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,910 boysPANew Jersey: #265 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,318 boysNJConnecticut: #305 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,561 boysCTCalifornia: #479 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 3,038 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedUTColorado: #623 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,779 boysCONebraska: #360 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,395 boysNEMissouri: #354 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,700 boysMOKentucky: #417 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,164 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedWVVirginia: #260 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,199 boysVAMaryland: #251 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,152 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedDEArizona: #417 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,037 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedNMKansas: #377 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,672 boysKSArkansas: #277 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,143 boysARTennessee: #267 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,133 boysTNNorth Carolina: #262 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,166 boysNCSouth Carolina: #193 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 750 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #235 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 867 boysDCOklahoma: #501 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,417 boysOKLouisiana: #249 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 954 boysLAMississippi: #153 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 556 boysMSAlabama: #165 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 635 boysALGeorgia: #193 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 767 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylen, so not publishedHITexas: #374 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 1,957 boysTXFlorida: #215 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 1,007 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#153 · 1 in 556
  2. Alabama#165 · 1 in 635
  3. South Carolina#193 · 1 in 750
  4. Georgia#193 · 1 in 767
  5. Florida#215 · 1 in 1,007

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#153241 in 556
Alabama#165361 in 635
Georgia#193701 in 767
South Carolina#193281 in 750
Florida#215961 in 1,007
District of Columbia#23551 in 867
Louisiana#249251 in 954
Maryland#251231 in 1,152
Virginia#260341 in 1,199
North Carolina#262441 in 1,166
Massachusetts#264221 in 1,310
New Jersey#265311 in 1,318
Tennessee#267321 in 1,133
Nevada#273121 in 1,093
Arkansas#277121 in 1,143
Minnesota#302201 in 1,354
Illinois#304431 in 1,440
Connecticut#30591 in 1,561
Missouri#354181 in 1,700
Wisconsin#356161 in 1,625
Indiana#360201 in 1,723
Nebraska#36071 in 1,395
Michigan#362251 in 1,857
Texas#374901 in 1,957
Ohio#376301 in 1,945
Kansas#37791 in 1,672
New York#388441 in 2,217
Arizona#417171 in 2,037
Kentucky#417101 in 2,164
Washington#454161 in 2,222
Pennsylvania#470201 in 2,910
California#479711 in 3,038
Oklahoma#50181 in 2,417
Colorado#62371 in 3,779
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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 2017

girls
#1,409
162 births · 1 in 10,657 girls
boys
#342
995 births · 1 in 1,860 boys

Top girls' names in 2017

  1. #1Emma19,873
  2. #2Olivia18,778
  3. #3Ava16,017
  4. #4Isabella15,263
  5. #5Sophia14,947
  6. #6Mia13,521
  7. #7Charlotte12,969
  8. #8Amelia11,870
  9. #9Evelyn10,748
  10. #10Abigail10,645
  11. #1,409Jaylen162

Top boys' names in 2017

  1. #1Liam18,874
  2. #2Noah18,507
  3. #3William15,046
  4. #4James14,362
  5. #5Logan14,061
  6. #6Benjamin13,858
  7. #7Mason13,602
  8. #8Elijah13,449
  9. #9Jacob13,269
  10. #10Oliver13,224
  11. #342Jaylen995
More about 2017

girls

1,726,461 girls got a published name in 2017; 1 in 10,657 of them was named Jaylen, which outranked 92.4% of the 18,448 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jaylen
  1. #1,404Harlie163
  2. #1,404Kalia163
  3. #1,404Sofie163
  4. #1,409Jaylen162
  5. #1,409Carmella162
  6. #1,409Dawsyn162
  7. #1,409Kynleigh162
  8. #1,416Ayesha161
  9. #1,416Beverly161
  10. #1,416Caitlin161

Tied with 6 names at #1,409; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2016
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,443Ensley#2,412 → #969
  2. ↑ 1,020Oaklynn#1,908 → #888
  3. ↑ 842Dream#1,667 → #825
  4. ↑ 749Oaklyn#1,425 → #676
  5. ↑ 717Melania#1,649 → #932
Fallers
  1. ↓ 263Julianne#919 → #1,182
  2. ↓ 243Milania#947 → #1,190
  3. ↓ 240Wendy#858 → #1,098
  4. ↓ 238Montserrat#808 → #1,046
  5. ↓ 224Nathaly#930 → #1,154

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

boys

1,850,956 boys got a published name in 2017; 1 in 1,860 of them was named Jaylen, which outranked 97.6% of the 14,262 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jaylen
  1. #339Julius1,005
  2. #340Dakota1,000
  3. #341Peyton999
  4. #342Jaylen995
  5. #342Collin995
  6. #344Zayn993
  7. #345Prince988
  8. #346Johnny974

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

Biggest movers since 2016
Risers
  1. ↑ 497Wells#1,413 → #916
  2. ↑ 419Kairo#1,221 → #802
  3. ↑ 339Caspian#1,199 → #860
  4. ↑ 313Colson#1,049 → #736
  5. ↑ 311Kace#1,183 → #872
Fallers
  1. ↓ 415Riaan#861 → #1,276
  2. ↓ 292Chevy#980 → #1,272
  3. ↓ 245Kylo#904 → #1,149
  4. ↓ 226Braeden#993 → #1,219
  5. ↓ 194Kamdyn#809 → #1,003

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

See the top 100 for 2017 →