Unisex name · since 1992
Jaleen
Jaleen has 380 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,298 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 380
- born since 1992
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jaleen sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 380 recorded since 1992.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaleen has been recorded 380 times among boys since 1992, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 2019.
- #9,298 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 380 born since 1992
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaleen ranks #9,298 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 380 born since 1992, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,298 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 380
- born since 1992
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jaleen's 380 recorded births place it above 79.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
Jaleen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jaleen splits its recorded history at 2002: 29% of all births land in the more recent half, 71% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2019 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 42 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jaleen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2019
- Peak year (2001)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Jaleen popularity over time - girls
344 total births recorded since 1957 (Jaleen as girls' name)
Jaleen by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (196 births, 52% of the file).
1990s was Jaleen's strongest decade.
196 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Jaleen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
196 births
- 2000s
2000s
173 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 196 births (52% of all-time use).
Jaleen by state
Where Jaleen concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 15 | 3.9% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 12 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 6 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 6 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 5 | 1.3% |
15 of 380 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Jaleen's decade-level peak was the 1990s (196 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Jaleens (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jaleen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1992–2019 (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 Jaleen 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.