Recorded 1931–1988 Girls' name Peak 1974 164 births

Jalaine — girls' name

164 babies named Jalaine in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61940s171950s231960s541970s341980s30
1960s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Jalaine was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

10 babies were named Jalaine in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jalaine

The Social Security Administration has registered 164 babies named Jalaine between 1931 and 1988, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jalaine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jalaine performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jalaine shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Wisconsin, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jalaine in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jalaine 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 164 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.

Jalaine at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

164

Since 1931

58 years of records

Peak year

1974

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1931

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 1988

Jalaine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1931

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1974)
10
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
4681012 1988198019721964196019501931 6

Jalaine by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
54 births that decade — 33% of Jalaine's all-time total
1930s61940s171950s231960s541970s341980s30

Jalaine by state

Where Jalaine concentrates geographically — total births since 1931

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jalaine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Wisconsin
5 3.0%
Wisconsin share of Jalaine's total US births 3.0%

5 of 164 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jalaine?
164 babies have been named Jalaine since 1931. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1974 with 10 births.
When was Jalaine most popular?
Jalaine was most popular in the 1960s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Jalaine most popular?
The top states for the name Jalaine are Wisconsin (5 births).
How long has the name Jalaine been used?
Jalaine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1931, spanning 58 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Jalaine?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaliyah, Jalisa, Jalyn, Jalynn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1931–1988 (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.