Mostly boys · peaked in 2009
Jaylen name popularity since 1925
45,951 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Jaylen (11.0% girls, 89.0% boys). Half of them were born in 2009 or earlier, so the typical Jaylen is about 17 years old in 2026. Jaylen peaked in 2009 as the #175 name for boys, and it ranked #361 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 45,951
- Named Jaylen, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #361
- for boys in 2025 (907 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 89.0% boys
- 5,047 girls · 40,904 boys
- Most popular in
- Georgia
- 2.59× its national share
Peak year is the year Jaylen made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Jaylen births per year, 1925–2025
2009 was the biggest year for Jaylen both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1992 and 1997, Jaylen became 4.7× more common, from 1 in 19,800 baby boys to 1 in 4,180.
- Steepest fall: Between 2009 and 2014, its share of baby boys fell by 49%, from 1 in 887 to 1 in 1,750.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Jaylen's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Jaylen.
Decade by decade
Babies named Jaylen in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1990s | 466 | 3,704 | #520 |
| 2000s | 2,334 | 18,696 | #194 |
| 2010s | 1,818 | 12,151 | #343 |
| 2020–25 | 429 | 6,353 | #361 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
63.6% of babies named Jaylen from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Jaylen is most popular
The index compares Jaylen's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Jaylen.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 2.59× | 3,145 |
| Florida | 2.18× | 3,469 |
| Mississippi | 2.17× | 1,157 |
| South Carolina | 2.04× | 1,256 |
| North Carolina | 1.98× | 2,463 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Jaylen and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Jaylen (this page) | 40,904 | 2009 |
| Jaylin | 10,399 | 2002 |
| Jaylon | 10,190 | 2002 |
| Jaylan | 4,715 | 2006 |
| Jailen | 1,398 | 2003 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Jaylen's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Jaylen.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Jaylen (2009).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data