Recorded 1957–2000 Girls' name Peak 1961 74 births

Jalayne — girls' name

74 babies named Jalayne in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s71960s351970s101980s152000s7
1960s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Jalayne was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

9 babies were named Jalayne in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jalayne

The Social Security Administration has registered 74 babies named Jalayne between 1957 and 2000, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jalayne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jalayne performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jalayne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jalayne 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 74 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.

Jalayne at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

74

Since 1957

44 years of records

Peak year

1961

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1957

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2000

Jalayne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1957

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1961)
9
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
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Jalayne by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
35 births that decade — 47% of Jalayne's all-time total
1950s71960s351970s101980s152000s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jalayne?
74 babies have been named Jalayne since 1957. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1961 with 9 births.
When was Jalayne most popular?
Jalayne was most popular in the 1960s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Jalayne been used?
Jalayne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 44 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Jalayne?
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, 1957–2000 (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.