Unisex name · since 1963
Jaelyn
Jaelyn has 14,201 recorded births since 1963 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,330 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,968 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,201
- born since 1963
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jaelyn currently ranks #1968 among unisex names in America, with 14,201 babies recorded since 1963.
Jaelyn has 14,201 recorded births among girls since 1963, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1968 as of the latest data, more common than 89% of girls, 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 1963 to 2025.
- #1,330 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,968 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 14,201 born since 1963
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaelyn ranks #1,330 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,968 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 14,201 born since 1963, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,330 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,968 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,201
- born since 1963
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jaelyn's 14,201 recorded births place it above 98.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jaelyn compares
14,201 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Jaelyn's all-time total is 38x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaelyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,201 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,014 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jaelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jaelyn's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 85% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 15%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1963, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 1,014, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jaelyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 1,014
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Jaelyn popularity over time - boys
1,400 total births recorded since 1993 (Jaelyn as boys' name)
Jaelyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (6,675 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Jaelyn's strongest decade.
6,675 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Jaelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 14
1970s
14 births
- 1980s 66
1980s
66 births
- 1990s 1,139
1990s
1,139 births
- 2000s
2000s
6,675 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,205 births
- 2020s 1,097
2020s
1,097 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 6,675 births (47% of all-time use).
How Jaelyn 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 Jaelyn's total volume
Jaelyn by state
Where Jaelyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,647 | 11.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,420 | 10.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 813 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 775 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 552 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 495 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 473 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 397 | 2.8% |
1,647 of 14,201 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Jaelyn appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jaelyn's data
- Jaelyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (6,675 total births); usage has since declined to 1,097 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jaelyns (1,647 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 Jaelyn: 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 (~62 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, 1963–2025 (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 Jaelyn 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.