Boys' name · since 1997
Jahlon
Jahlon has 115 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,482 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 115
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jahlon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 115 have been recorded since 1997.
Jahlon has 115 recorded births among boys since 1997, 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 1997 to 2016.
- #16,482 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 115 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahlon ranks #16,482 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 115 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,482 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 115
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jahlon's 115 recorded births place it above 63.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
Jahlon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jahlon's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jahlon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2016
- Peak year (2003)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Jahlon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (66 births, 57% of the file).
2000s was Jahlon's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Jahlon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
66 births
- 2010s
2010s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 66 births (57% of all-time use).
Jahlon by state
Where Jahlon concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 5 | 4.3% |
5 of 115 births nationwide.
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- Jahlon's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (66 total births) through the 2010s (31) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Michigan records the most Jahlons (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Jahlon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1997–2016 (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 Jahlon 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.