Unisex name · since 1996
Jailan
Jailan has 148 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,841 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 148
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jailan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 148 recorded since 1996.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jailan has been recorded 148 times among boys since 1996, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2013.
- #14,841 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 148 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jailan ranks #14,841 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 148 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,841 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 148
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jailan's 148 recorded births place it above 67.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jailan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jailan's full recorded timeline at 2004, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jailan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2013
- Peak year (2001)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Jailan popularity over time - girls
32 total births recorded since 1997 (Jailan as girls' name)
Jailan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (106 births, 72% of the file).
2000s was Jailan's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Jailan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 28
1990s
28 births
- 2000s
2000s
106 births
- 2010s 14
2010s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 106 births (72% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jailan's data
- Jailan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (106 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Jailan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1996–2013 (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 Jailan 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.