US rank #6775 Girls' name Peak 2008 479 births

Jaelee — #6775 US girls' name

479 babies named Jaelee in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s182000s1892010s1932020s79
#6775
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 62% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Jaelee was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

30 babies were named Jaelee in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaelee

The Social Security Administration has registered 479 babies named Jaelee between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jaelee currently holds the #6775 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaelee performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 193 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jaelee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Oklahoma. In total, SSA state-level files list Jaelee in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaelee in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 479 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jaelee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

479

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2008

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,775

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jaelee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
30
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
010203040 20242020201620122008200420001996 6

Jaelee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
193 births that decade — 40% of Jaelee's all-time total
1990s182000s1892010s1932020s79

Jaelee by state

Where Jaelee concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jaelee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
22 4.6%
#2 Oklahoma
5 1.0%
Texas share of Jaelee's total US births 4.6%
Even split

22 of 479 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaelee?
479 babies have been named Jaelee since 1996. It currently ranks #6775 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 30 births.
When was Jaelee most popular?
Jaelee was most popular in the 2010s decade with 193 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Jaelee most popular?
The top states for the name Jaelee are Texas (22 births), Oklahoma (5 births).
How long has the name Jaelee been used?
Jaelee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jaelee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaelyn, Jaelynn, Jael, Jaela, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1996–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.