Boys' name · since 2004

Jaleil

80 babies named Jaleil in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#18,886 of 45,481
all-time among boys
80
born since 2004
2000s
peak decade

80 boys have been named Jaleil since 2004, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Jaleil has 80 recorded births among boys since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 2004 to 2020.

  • #18,886 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 80 born since 2004
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaleil ranks #18,886 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 80 born since 2004, peaking in the 2000s.

#18,886 of 45,481
all-time among boys
80
born since 2004
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jaleil's 80 recorded births place it above 58.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jaleil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jaleil splits its recorded history at 2010: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2014 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jaleil popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2009)
14
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
46810121416 20042005200620072009201020112012201420162020 5

Jaleil by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (43 births, 54% of the file).

2000s was Jaleil's strongest decade.

43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.

Jaleil births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 43 births (54% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaleil?
80 babies have been named Jaleil since 2004. All-time, it sits at #18,886 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2009 with 14 births.
Where does Jaleil sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaleil ranks #18,886 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jaleil most popular?
Jaleil was most popular in the 2000s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Jaleil been used?
Records for Jaleil go back to 2004, giving 17 years of history through 2020.
What names are similar to Jaleil?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jalen, Jaleel, Jalil, Jalon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Jaleil's data

  • Jaleil's decade-level peak was the 2000s (43 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jaleil

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jaleil

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jaleil: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2004–2020 (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 Jaleil 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.