Unisex name · since 1991
Jalin
1,800 babies named Jalin in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,529 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,599 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,800
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jalin currently ranks #6599 among unisex names in America, with 1,800 babies recorded since 1991.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jalin has been recorded 1,800 times among boys since 1991, currently ranked #6599 nationally and more common than 53% 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 1991 to 2025.
- #3,529 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,599 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,800 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jalin ranks #3,529 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,599 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,800 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,529 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,599 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,800
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jalin's 1,800 recorded births place it above 92.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Jalin compares
1,800 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Jalin's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jalin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,800 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 148 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jalin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jalin's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 20% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 80%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 148, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jalin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 148
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Jalin popularity over time - girls
471 total births recorded since 1992 (Jalin as girls' name)
Jalin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (953 births, 53% of the file).
2000s was Jalin's strongest decade.
953 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Jalin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
588 births
- 2000s
2000s
953 births
- 2010s 182
2010s
182 births
- 2020s 77
2020s
77 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 953 births (53% of all-time use).
How Jalin 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 Jalin's total volume
Jalin by state
Where Jalin concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 126 | 7.0% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 92 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 81 | 4.5% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 78 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 77 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Texas | | 65 | 3.6% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 57 | 3.2% |
| #8 | California | | 47 | 2.6% |
126 of 1,800 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Jalin appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jalin's data
- Jalin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (953 total births); usage has since declined to 77 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Jalins (126 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jalin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Jalin 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.