Boys' name · since 1970
Jalon
2,468 babies named Jalon in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,894 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,747 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,468
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jalon currently ranks #4747 among boys' names in America, with 2,468 babies recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Jalon recorded 2,468 times among boys since 1970, holding rank #4747 nationally today, ahead of 66% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #2,894 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,747 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,468 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jalon ranks #2,894 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,747 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,468 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,894 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,747 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,468
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jalon's 2,468 recorded births place it above 93.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jalon compares
2,468 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Jalon's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jalon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,468 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 183 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jalon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jalon's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 183, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jalon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 183
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Jalon popularity over time - girls
74 total births recorded since 1974 (Jalon as girls' name)
Jalon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,060 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Jalon's strongest decade.
1,060 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Jalon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 43
1970s
43 births
- 1980s 92
1980s
92 births
- 1990s
1990s
826 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,060 births
- 2010s 337
2010s
337 births
- 2020s 110
2020s
110 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,060 births (43% of all-time use).
How Jalon 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 Jalon's total volume
Jalon by state
Where Jalon concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 240 | 9.7% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 140 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 86 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 85 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 82 | 3.3% |
| #6 | California | | 78 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 77 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 72 | 2.9% |
240 of 2,468 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Jalon appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jalon's data
- Jalon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,060 total births); usage has since declined to 110 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jalons (240 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jalon: 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 (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Jalon 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.