Boys' name · since 1993
Jaelon
Jaelon has 673 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,605 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 673
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jaelon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 673 have been recorded since 1993.
Jaelon has 673 recorded births among boys since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2021.
- #6,605 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 673 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaelon ranks #6,605 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 673 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,605 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 673
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jaelon's 673 recorded births place it above 85.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Jaelon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jaelon's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 35% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 65%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 53, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jaelon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2021
- Peak year (1999)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2021.
673 total births across 29 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1999 with 53 births in a single year.
Jaelon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (348 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Jaelon's strongest decade.
348 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Jaelon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
170 births
- 2000s
2000s
348 births
- 2010s
2010s
142 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 348 births (52% of all-time use).
Jaelon decade highlights
- Peak decade 348 births
- Runner-up 170 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Jaelon 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 Jaelon's total volume
Jaelon by state
Where Jaelon concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 110 | 16.3% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 11 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.7% |
110 of 673 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 16.3% of nationwide
- Louisiana 1.6% of nationwide
- Tennessee 0.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 3 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 16.3% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Jaelon's data
- Jaelon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (348 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jaelons (110 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jaelon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1993–2021 (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 Jaelon 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.
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