Unisex name · since 1997

Jalien

Jalien has 76 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#19,254 of 45,481
all-time among boys
76
born since 1997
2000s
peak decade

Jalien is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 76 have been recorded since 1997.

Jalien has 76 recorded births among boys since 1997, 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 1997 to 2009.

  • #19,254 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 76 born since 1997
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jalien ranks #19,254 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 76 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.

#19,254 of 45,481
all-time among boys
76
born since 1997
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jalien's 76 recorded births place it above 57.53% 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.

Jalien's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jalien splits its recorded history at 2003: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jalien popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2009

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2003)
10
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
4681012 19971998199920002002200320042005200720082009 5

Jalien popularity over time - girls

5 total births recorded since 2000 (Jalien as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 2000 5

Jalien by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (56 births, 74% of the file).

2000s was Jalien's strongest decade.

56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.

Jalien births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 56 births (74% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jalien? ▼
Jalien has been given to 76 babies in the U.S. since 1997, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #19,254 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2009. 10 babies were born in 2003, its single highest year.
Where does Jalien sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jalien ranks #19,254 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 Jalien most popular? ▼
Jalien was most popular in the 2000s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Is Jalien a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Jalien is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 76 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Jalien been used? ▼
Records for Jalien go back to 1997, giving 13 years of history through 2009.
What names are similar to Jalien? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Jalien

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

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Jalon Boy
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Jalin Boy
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jalien: 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, 1997–2009 (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 Jalien 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.