Unisex name · since 1980
Jalan
911 babies named Jalan in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,455 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,861 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 911
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
911 babies have been named Jalan since 1980, making it today's #7861 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jalan has been recorded 911 times among boys since 1980, currently ranked #7861 nationally and more common than 44% of boys, 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 1980 to 2025.
- #5,455 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,861 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 911 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jalan ranks #5,455 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,861 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 911 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,455 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,861 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 911
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jalan's 911 recorded births place it above 87.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Jalan compares
911 Top 33% higher than 67% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Jalan's all-time total is 147% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jalan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 911 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 79 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jalan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jalan's full recorded timeline at 2006, 25% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 75% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 79 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jalan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 79
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Jalan popularity over time - girls
70 total births recorded since 1992 (Jalan as girls' name)
Jalan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (428 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Jalan's strongest decade.
428 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Jalan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
357 births
- 2000s
2000s
428 births
- 2010s 97
2010s
97 births
- 2020s 24
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 428 births (47% of all-time use).
How Jalan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jalan's total volume
Jalan by state
Where Jalan concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 44 | 4.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 30 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 27 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 24 | 2.6% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 19 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #8 | California | | 6 | 0.7% |
44 of 911 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Jalan appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jalan's data
- Jalan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (428 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Jalans (44 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
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 Jalan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Jalan 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.