Girls' name · since 1968
Jadelyn
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 2,081 babies named Jadelyn, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,591 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,484 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,081
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
2,081 babies have been named Jadelyn since 1968, making it today's #3484 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jadelyn recorded 2,081 times among girls since 1968, holding rank #3484 nationally today, ahead of 80% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #4,591 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,484 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,081 born since 1968
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jadelyn ranks #4,591 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,484 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,081 born since 1968, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,591 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,484 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,081
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jadelyn's 2,081 recorded births place it above 93.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jadelyn compares
2,081 Top 22% higher than 78% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jadelyn's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jadelyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,081 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 121 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jadelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jadelyn splits its recorded history at 2006: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 121 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jadelyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 121
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Jadelyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,007 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Jadelyn's strongest decade.
1,007 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Jadelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 235
1990s
235 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,007 births
- 2010s
2010s
622 births
- 2020s 191
2020s
191 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,007 births (48% of all-time use).
How Jadelyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jadelyn's total volume
Jadelyn by state
Where Jadelyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 202 | 9.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 161 | 7.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 130 | 6.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 67 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 61 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Hawaii | | 48 | 2.3% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 35 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 31 | 1.5% |
202 of 2,081 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Jadelyn appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jadelyn's data
- Jadelyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,007 total births); usage has since declined to 191 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jadelyns (202 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jadelyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~57 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1968–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jadelyn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.