Unisex name · since 1993
Jaelan
Jaelan has 273 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,174 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 273
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
273 boys have been named Jaelan since 1993, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jaelan recorded 273 times among boys since 1993, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 1993 to 2024.
- #11,174 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 273 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaelan ranks #11,174 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 273 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,174 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 273
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jaelan's 273 recorded births place it above 75.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jaelan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jaelan splits its recorded history at 2006: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2023 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jaelan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2024
- Peak year (2000)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Jaelan popularity over time - girls
39 total births recorded since 1997 (Jaelan as girls' name)
Jaelan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (115 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Jaelan's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Jaelan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
85 births
- 2000s
2000s
115 births
- 2010s
2010s
47 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 115 births (42% of all-time use).
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- Jaelan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (115 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Jaelan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1993–2024 (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 Jaelan 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.