Jalen

Last seen for girls in 2024 at #7,967 · #442 for boys in 2025, 711 births
Given to boys 96.0% of the time

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Peak · boys
2000 · 3,513 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
40,836
since 1976

Jalen over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Jalen has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202013peak #106, 2000boys
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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#442711
2024#7,96713#467661
2023#9,61610#429726
2022#12,2437#519571
2021#9,56210#516568
2020#15,0885#547520
2019#11,3568#531539
2018#10,5459#551504
2017#12,7137#599451
2016#9,41111#575482
2015#9,48111#590468
2014#6,20720#572487
2013#6,01721#501544
2012#7,80415#470581
2011#5,35825#401707
2010#4,02337#394720
2009#4,19636#361850
2008#3,26751#3161,054
2007#2,96460#2681,282
2006#3,09054#2281,591
2005#2,27879#2121,708
2004#1,820104#1902,022
2003#1,625118#1552,620
2002#1,606115#1452,686
2001#1,427132#1273,121
2000#1,195167#1063,513
1999#1,442121#1722,037
1998#1,620100#2041,588
1997#2,65947#2771,012
1996#2,17762#2221,367
1995#1,81978#2111,396
1994#1,95272#1831,698
1993#1,86576#2161,392
1992#3,58130#378612
1991#3,81315
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First appearance
1976

The first year at least five boys were named Jalen! It came in at #5,587, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1976–1987, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Jalen is popular in 2013

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jalen, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Jalen, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jalen, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jalen, so not publishedNHWashington: #676 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,458 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Jalen, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Jalen, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jalen, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #600 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,002 boysMNIllinois: #470 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,866 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Jalen, so not publishedWIMichigan: #418 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,526 boysMINew York: #449 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 2,928 boysNYMassachusetts: #536 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,195 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jalen, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Jalen, so not publishedORNevada: #352 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,657 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jalen, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jalen, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Jalen, so not publishedIAIndiana: #421 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,377 boysINOhio: #495 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 3,315 boysOHPennsylvania: #624 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,979 boysPANew Jersey: #412 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,595 boysNJConnecticut: #328 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,787 boysCTCalifornia: #525 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 3,848 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Jalen, so not publishedUTColorado: #613 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,832 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Jalen, so not publishedNEMissouri: #630 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,537 boysMOKentucky: #473 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,172 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jalen, so not publishedWVVirginia: #391 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,318 boysVAMaryland: #351 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,963 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jalen, so not publishedDEArizona: #647 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,599 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Jalen, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jalen, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jalen, so not publishedARTennessee: #554 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,557 boysTNNorth Carolina: #313 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,626 boysNCSouth Carolina: #465 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,652 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Jalen, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Jalen, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #345 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,765 boysLAMississippi: #455 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,248 boysMSAlabama: #485 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,797 boysALGeorgia: #361 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,917 boysGAHawaii: #281 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 967 boysHITexas: #522 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 3,466 boysTXFlorida: #399 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 2,458 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#281 · 1 in 967
  2. North Carolina#313 · 1 in 1,626
  3. Connecticut#328 · 1 in 1,787
  4. Louisiana#345 · 1 in 1,765
  5. Maryland#351 · 1 in 1,963

Best ever in a state: #33 in District of Columbia, 2001.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#28151 in 967
North Carolina#313311 in 1,626
Connecticut#32881 in 1,787
Louisiana#345141 in 1,765
Maryland#351141 in 1,963
Nevada#35281 in 1,657
Georgia#361281 in 1,917
Virginia#391181 in 2,318
Florida#399381 in 2,458
New Jersey#412161 in 2,595
Michigan#418191 in 2,526
Indiana#421151 in 2,377
New York#449351 in 2,928
Mississippi#45561 in 2,248
South Carolina#46581 in 2,652
Illinois#470231 in 2,866
Kentucky#47371 in 3,172
Alabama#48581 in 2,797
Ohio#495181 in 3,315
Texas#522521 in 3,466
California#525591 in 3,848
Massachusetts#53671 in 4,195
Tennessee#554101 in 3,557
Minnesota#60071 in 4,002
Colorado#61371 in 3,832
Pennsylvania#624121 in 4,979
Missouri#63071 in 4,537
Arizona#64781 in 4,599
Washington#67681 in 4,458
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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 Jalen
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 25 spots since 2024 (#467#442)
  • 105 spots since 2020 (#547#442)
  • 148 spots since 2015 (#590#442)
  • Biggest jump: 3,435 spots in 1992 (#3,813#378)
  • Biggest drop: 71 spots in 2014 (#501#572)
Rise & fade · boys
24 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1976
  • Peaked 2000 at #106 (3,513 births)
  • Births halved by 2005, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 34 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 34 yrs · run 1992–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 559
  • Highest: 1 in 559 boys born in 2000 were named Jalen (0.18%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,402 boys born in 2025 (0.04%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 50.1% of all boys named Jalen (20,447) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s10#5,587 (1976)#5,716
1980s16#6,262 (1981)#6,470
1990s11,123#172 (1999)#1,285
2000s20,447#106 (2000)#211
2010s5,483#394 (2010)#518
2020s3,757#429 (2023)#487

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.

Jalen in 2013

girls
#6,017
21 births · 1 in 83,559 girls
boys
#501
544 births · 1 in 3,477 boys

Top girls' names in 2013

  1. #1Sophia21,255
  2. #2Emma20,973
  3. #3Olivia18,454
  4. #4Isabella17,689
  5. #5Ava15,271
  6. #6Mia13,166
  7. #7Emily13,144
  8. #8Abigail12,429
  9. #9Madison10,605
  10. #10Elizabeth9,476
  11. #6,017Jalen21

Top boys' names in 2013

  1. #1Noah18,291
  2. #2Jacob18,201
  3. #3Liam18,153
  4. #4Mason17,730
  5. #5William16,669
  6. #6Ethan16,260
  7. #7Michael15,544
  8. #8Alexander14,923
  9. #9Jayden14,804
  10. #10Daniel14,326
  11. #501Jalen544
More about 2013

girls

1,754,746 girls got a published name in 2013; 1 in 83,559 of them was named Jalen, which outranked 68.8% of the 19,279 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jalen
  1. #5,834Zuly22
  2. #5,834Zyiah22
  3. #5,834Zykeria22
  4. #6,017Jalen21
  5. #6,017Abbagail21
  6. #6,017Addeline21
  7. #6,017Adelise21
  8. #6,255Aalyah20
  9. #6,255Aariana20
  10. #6,255Aarika20

Tied with 237 names at #6,017; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2012
Risers
  1. 3,124Daleyza#3,711#587
  2. 736Marjorie#1,646#910
  3. 683Lennon#1,612#929
  4. 561Jurnee#1,457#896
  5. 539Everleigh#1,405#866
Fallers
  1. 827Litzy#598#1,425
  2. 409Geraldine#994#1,403
  3. 384Taraji#858#1,242
  4. 374Marisa#977#1,351
  5. 372Adley#733#1,105

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

boys

1,891,581 boys got a published name in 2013; 1 in 3,477 of them was named Jalen, which outranked 96.4% of the 14,070 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jalen
  1. #498Marvin550
  2. #499Ace549
  3. #500Alonzo545
  4. #501Jalen544
  5. #502Arjun541
  6. #503Alfredo540
  7. #503Sullivan540
Biggest movers since 2012
Risers
  1. 843Jayceon#1,050#207
  2. 636Milan#1,182#546
  3. 604Atlas#1,383#779
  4. 504Jayse#1,466#962
  5. 423Duke#1,145#722
Fallers
  1. 318Austyn#898#1,216
  2. 291Masen#723#1,014
  3. 274Jaidyn#979#1,253
  4. 267Trevon#925#1,192
  5. 260Bently#637#897

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

See the top 100 for 2013