Girls' name · since 1997
Jaileene
12 babies named Jaileene in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #51,816 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1997
- 1990s
- peak decade
12 girls have been named Jaileene since 1997, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jaileene recorded 12 times among girls since 1997, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 1999.
- #51,816 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 12 born since 1997
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaileene ranks #51,816 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1997, peaking in the 1990s.
- #51,816 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1997
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jaileene's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jaileene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jaileene's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jaileene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1999
- Peak year (1997)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1999.
12 total births across 3 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1997 with 7 births in a single year.
Jaileene by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (12 births, 100% of the file).
1990s was Jaileene's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Jaileene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).
Jaileene decade highlights
- Peak decade 12 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Related Names
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jaileene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~2 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, 1997–1999 (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 Jaileene 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.
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