Boys' name · since 1976
Jalen
40,836 babies named Jalen in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #567 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #443 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 40,836
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jalen is the #443 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 40,836 recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jalen has been recorded 40,836 times among boys since 1976, currently ranked #443 nationally and more common than 97% 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 1976 to 2025.
- #567 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #443 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 40,836 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jalen ranks #567 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #443 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 40,836 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #567 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #443 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 40,836
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jalen's 40,836 recorded births place it above 98.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jalen compares
40,836 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Jalen's all-time total is 111x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jalen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 40,836 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 3,513 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jalen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jalen splits its recorded history at 2005: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 3,513 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jalen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 3,513
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Jalen popularity over time - girls
1,711 total births recorded since 1992 (Jalen as girls' name)
Jalen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (20,447 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Jalen's strongest decade.
20,447 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Jalen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
11,123 births
- 2000s
2000s
20,447 births
- 2010s 5,483
2010s
5,483 births
- 2020s 3,757
2020s
3,757 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 20,447 births (50% of all-time use).
How Jalen 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 Jalen's total volume
Jalen by state
Where Jalen concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,046 | 7.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,848 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 2,634 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 2,625 | 6.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 2,238 | 5.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 2,176 | 5.3% |
| #7 | New York | | 2,174 | 5.3% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 2,166 | 5.3% |
3,046 of 40,836 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Jalen appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jalen's data
- Jalen's decade-level peak was the 2000s (20,447 total births); usage has since declined to 3,757 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jalens (3,046 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Jalen: 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 (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Jalen 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.