Girls' name · since 1966
Jalena
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 1,110 babies named Jalena, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,978 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,469 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,110
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jalena currently ranks #8469 among girls' names in America, with 1,110 babies recorded since 1966.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jalena has been recorded 1,110 times among girls since 1966, currently ranked #8469 nationally and more common than 51% of girls, 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 1966 to 2025.
- #6,978 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,469 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,110 born since 1966
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jalena ranks #6,978 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,469 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,110 born since 1966, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,978 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,469 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,110
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jalena's 1,110 recorded births place it above 90.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Jalena compares
1,110 Top 30% higher than 70% of 17,297 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
Jalena's all-time total is 195% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jalena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,110 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 54 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jalena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jalena's full recorded timeline at 2000, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 54 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jalena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Jalena by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (400 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Jalena's strongest decade.
400 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Jalena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 48
1970s
48 births
- 1980s 90
1980s
90 births
- 1990s
1990s
184 births
- 2000s
2000s
400 births
- 2010s
2010s
280 births
- 2020s 103
2020s
103 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 400 births (36% of all-time use).
How Jalena compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jalena's total volume
Jalena by state
Where Jalena concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 32 | 2.9% |
| #2 | California | | 28 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 27 | 2.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 24 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
32 of 1,110 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Jalena's data
- Jalena's decade-level peak was the 2000s (400 total births); usage has since declined to 103 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Jalenas (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Jalena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1966–2025 (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 Jalena 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.