Recorded 1996–2013 Unisex name Peak 2001 148 births

Jailan — boys' name

148 babies named Jailan in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s282000s1062010s14
2000s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Jailan was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

17 babies were named Jailan in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jailan

The Social Security Administration has registered 148 babies named Jailan between 1996 and 2013, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jailan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 17 babies received it in a single year. Jailan is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 32 additional births since 1997.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jailan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jailan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jailan 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 148 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.

Jailan at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

148

Since 1996

18 years of records

Peak year

2001

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1996

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2013

Jailan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1996

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2001)
17
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
5101520 20132008200620042002200019981996 6

Jailan popularity over time — girls

32 total births recorded since 1997 (Jailan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 32 births
456789 20042003200220001997 6

Jailan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
106 births that decade — 72% of Jailan's all-time total
1990s282000s1062010s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jailan?
148 babies have been named Jailan since 1996. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2001 with 17 births.
When was Jailan most popular?
Jailan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Is Jailan a unisex name?
Yes, Jailan is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 148 births, and as a girl's name it has 32 births.
How long has the name Jailan been used?
Jailan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 18 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Jailan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaime, Jaiden, Jairo, Jair, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1996–2013 (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.