Total births
260
Girls' name · since 1990
Jaleena
260 babies named Jaleena in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11460
- among girls today
- 260
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 35%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Jaleena is the #11460 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 260 recorded since 1990.
Jaleena has 260 recorded births among girls since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11460 as of the latest data, more common than 35% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2024.
- #11460 among girls today
- 260 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
- 35% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Jaleena is currently the #11460 girls' name in America, more common than 35% of girls - 260 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11460
- among girls today
- 260
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 35%
- more common than other girls
Jaleena vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#11460
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 35% of names given to girls today.
2000s
Peak decade
41% of everyone ever named Jaleena was born in this single decade.
2009
Single peak year
18 babies were named Jaleena in 2009 - its busiest year on record.
How Jaleena compares
260 42th percentile among 17,726 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
Jaleena's all-time total is 32% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaleena | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 260 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 48 | 19,840 |
Jaleena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jaleena's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jaleena at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2009
Current rank
#11,460
Active since
1990
Jaleena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2024
- Peak year (2009)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Jaleena by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Jaleena's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Jaleena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 28
1990s
28 births
- 2000s
2000s
107 births
- 2010s
2010s
99 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 107 births (41% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jaleena? ▼
260 babies have been named Jaleena since 1990. It currently ranks #11460 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 18 births.
When was Jaleena most popular? ▼
Jaleena was most popular in the 2000s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Jaleena been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Jaleena since 1990 -- 35 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Jaleena? ▼
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.
What to do with Jaleena's data
- Jaleena's decade-level peak was the 2000s (107 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Jaleena
Nearby Names Like Jaleena
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jaleena
Jaliyah Girl
#804 12,277 births
Jalisa Girl
#4822 6,194 births
Jalyn Girl
#10417 4,827 births
Jalynn Girl
#6446 4,774 births
Jaleah Girl
#2224 3,727 births
Compare Jaleena side by side: Jaleena vs Jaliyah Jaleena vs Jalisa Jaleena vs Jalyn
Related Names
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1990–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Jaleena: #11460 Girls' Name - 260 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jaleena. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jaleena 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 June 2026.