Unisex name · since 1992
Jaelen
Jaelen has 1,409 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,129 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,121 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,409
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,409 babies have been named Jaelen since 1992, making it today's #5121 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Jaelen recorded 1,409 times among boys since 1992, holding rank #5121 nationally today, ahead of 63% of boys, 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 1992 to 2025.
- #4,129 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,121 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,409 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaelen ranks #4,129 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,121 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,409 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,129 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,121 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,409
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jaelen's 1,409 recorded births place it above 90.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jaelen compares
1,409 Top 27% higher than 73% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Jaelen's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaelen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,409 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 95 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jaelen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jaelen's full recorded timeline at 2009, 32% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 68% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 9 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 95 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jaelen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 95
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Jaelen popularity over time - girls
217 total births recorded since 1994 (Jaelen as girls' name)
Jaelen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (704 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Jaelen's strongest decade.
704 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Jaelen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
307 births
- 2000s
2000s
704 births
- 2010s 271
2010s
271 births
- 2020s 127
2020s
127 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 704 births (50% of all-time use).
How Jaelen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jaelen's total volume
Jaelen by state
Where Jaelen concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 129 | 9.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 74 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 51 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 47 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 36 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 20 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 18 | 1.3% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 17 | 1.2% |
129 of 1,409 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Jaelen appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jaelen's data
- Jaelen's decade-level peak was the 2000s (704 total births); usage has since declined to 127 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jaelens (129 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Jaelen
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jaelen: 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 (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Jaelen 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.