Girls' name · since 1979
Jalina
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 668 babies named Jalina, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,824 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,981 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 668
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
668 babies have been named Jalina since 1979, making it today's #5981 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jalina has been recorded 668 times among girls since 1979, currently ranked #5981 nationally and more common than 65% 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 1979 to 2025.
- #9,824 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,981 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 668 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jalina ranks #9,824 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,981 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 668 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,824 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,981 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 668
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jalina's 668 recorded births place it above 86.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Jalina compares
668 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Jalina's all-time total is 78% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jalina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 668 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jalina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jalina's full recorded timeline at 2004, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jalina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Jalina by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (208 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Jalina's strongest decade.
208 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Jalina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 42
1980s
42 births
- 1990s
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
208 births
- 2010s
2010s
208 births
- 2020s
2020s
91 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 208 births (31% of all-time use).
How Jalina 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 Jalina's total volume
Jalina by state
Where Jalina concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 29 | 4.3% |
| #2 | Florida | | 16 | 2.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.7% |
29 of 668 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Jalina's data
- Jalina's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (208 total births) through the 2020s (91) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jalinas (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Jalina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Jalina 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.