Recorded 1997–2009 Unisex name Peak 2003 76 births

Jalien — boys' name

76 babies named Jalien in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s202000s56
2000s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Jalien was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

10 babies were named Jalien in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jalien

The Social Security Administration has registered 76 babies named Jalien between 1997 and 2009, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jalien currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Jalien is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 2000.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jalien performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jalien shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jalien 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 76 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.

Jalien at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

76

Since 1997

13 years of records

Peak year

2003

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1997

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2009

Jalien popularity over time — boys

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

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2003)
10
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4681012 20092008200720052004200320022000199919981997 7

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

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
56 births that decade — 74% of Jalien's all-time total
1990s202000s56

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jalien?
76 babies have been named Jalien since 1997. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2003 with 10 births.
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?
Jalien has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 13 years of data 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.

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, 1997–2009 (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.