Girls' name · since 1984
Jaelynn
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 9,354 babies named Jaelynn, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,756 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,697 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,354
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jaelynn is the #1697 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 9,354 recorded since 1984.
Jaelynn has 9,354 recorded births among girls since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1697 as of the latest data, more common than 90% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #1,756 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,697 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,354 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaelynn ranks #1,756 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,697 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,354 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,756 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,697 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,354
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jaelynn's 9,354 recorded births place it above 97.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jaelynn compares
9,354 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Jaelynn's all-time total is 25x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaelynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,354 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 593 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jaelynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jaelynn splits its recorded history at 2007: 79% of all births land in the more recent half, 21% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 593 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jaelynn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 593
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Jaelynn popularity over time - boys
154 total births recorded since 2002 (Jaelynn as boys' name)
Jaelynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (4,595 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Jaelynn's strongest decade.
4,595 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Jaelynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 357
1990s
357 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,214 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,595 births
- 2020s 1,167
2020s
1,167 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,595 births (49% of all-time use).
How Jaelynn 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 Jaelynn's total volume
Jaelynn by state
Where Jaelynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,246 | 13.3% |
| #2 | California | | 955 | 10.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 536 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 482 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 449 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 367 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 264 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 234 | 2.5% |
1,246 of 9,354 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Jaelynn appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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- Jaelynn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (4,595 total births); usage has since declined to 1,167 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jaelynns (1,246 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jaelynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Jaelynn 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.