Girls' name · since 1992
Jailene
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 3,148 babies named Jailene, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,501 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,636 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,148
- born since 1992
- 1990s
- peak decade
3,148 babies have been named Jailene since 1992, making it today's #5636 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jailene has been recorded 3,148 times among girls since 1992, currently ranked #5636 nationally and more common than 67% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #3,501 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,636 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,148 born since 1992
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jailene ranks #3,501 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,636 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,148 born since 1992, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,501 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,636 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,148
- born since 1992
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jailene's 3,148 recorded births place it above 95.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jailene compares
3,148 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Jailene's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jailene | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,148 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 513 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jailene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jailene's full recorded timeline at 2009, 21% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 79% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 513 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jailene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 513
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Jailene by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,682 births, 53% of the file).
1990s was Jailene's strongest decade.
1,682 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Jailene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
1,682 births
- 2000s
2000s
861 births
- 2010s 408
2010s
408 births
- 2020s 197
2020s
197 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,682 births (53% of all-time use).
How Jailene 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 Jailene's total volume
Jailene by state
Where Jailene concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 615 | 19.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 457 | 14.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 324 | 10.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 228 | 7.2% |
| #5 | Florida | | 201 | 6.4% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 169 | 5.4% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 92 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 61 | 1.9% |
615 of 3,148 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Jailene appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jailene's data
- Jailene's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,682 total births); usage has since declined to 197 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jailenes (615 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jailene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Jailene 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.