US rank #9662 Girls' name Peak 2007 1,097 births

Jalena — #9662 US girls' name

1,097 babies named Jalena in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s481980s901990s1842000s4002010s2802020s90
#9662
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 45% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Jalena was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

54 babies were named Jalena in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jalena

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,097 babies named Jalena between 1966 and 2024, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jalena currently holds the #9662 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 54 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jalena performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 400 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Jalena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 32 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Jalena in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jalena 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 1,097 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.

Jalena at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,097

Since 1966

59 years of records

Peak year

2007

54 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,662

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1966

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jalena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1966

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
54
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
0204060 202420172010200319961989198219711966 5

Jalena by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
400 births that decade — 36% of Jalena's all-time total
1960s51970s481980s901990s1842000s4002010s2802020s90

Jalena by state

Where Jalena concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Jalena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
32 2.9%
#2 California
28 2.6%
#3 Pennsylvania
27 2.5%
#4 New York
24 2.2%
#5 Ohio
5 0.5%
Florida share of Jalena's total US births 2.9%
Even split

32 of 1,097 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jalena?
1,097 babies have been named Jalena since 1966. It currently ranks #9662 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 54 births.
When was Jalena most popular?
Jalena was most popular in the 2000s decade with 400 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Jalena most popular?
The top states for the name Jalena are Florida (32 births), California (28 births), Pennsylvania (27 births).
How long has the name Jalena been used?
Jalena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 59 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jalena?
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.

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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, 1966–2024 (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.