Jaelynn — #1562 US girls' name
9,228 babies named Jaelynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 91% of names given to girls today.
50% of everyone ever named Jaelynn was born in this single decade.
592 babies were named Jaelynn in 2010 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Jaelynn
The Social Security Administration has registered 9,228 babies named Jaelynn between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jaelynn currently holds the #1562 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 592 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaelynn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 4,593 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jaelynn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,231 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Jaelynn in 43 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Jaelynn 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 9,228 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.
Jaelynn at a glance
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Current rank
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Jaelynn popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984
- Peak year (2010)
- 592
- Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
Currently ranks #1562 among girls.
9,228 total births across 41 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2010 with 592 births in a single year.
Jaelynn popularity over time — boys
154 total births recorded since 2002 (Jaelynn as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Jaelynn accounts for 2% of total recorded use across both genders.
Jaelynn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 4,593 births that decade — 50% of Jaelynn's all-time total
Jaelynn decade highlights
- Peak decade 4,593 births
- Runner-up 3,214 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Jaelynn's strongest decade
4,593 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 50% of all-time use.
Jaelynn by state
Where Jaelynn concentrates geographically — total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,231 | 13.3% |
| #2 | California | | 941 | 10.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 529 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 473 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 444 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 360 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 263 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 234 | 2.5% |
1,231 of 9,228 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 13.3% of nationwide
- California 10.2% of nationwide
- New York 5.7% of nationwide
- Florida 5.1% of nationwide
- Ohio 4.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 43 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 13.3% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Jaelynn appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1984–2024 (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.