Unisex name · since 1955
Jalyn
4,827 babies named Jalyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,637 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,239 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,827
- born since 1955
- 2000s
- peak decade
4,827 babies have been named Jalyn since 1955, making it today's #10239 unisex name.
Jalyn has 4,827 recorded births among girls since 1955, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10239 as of the latest data, more common than 41% of girls, 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 1955 to 2025.
- #2,637 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,239 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,827 born since 1955
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jalyn ranks #2,637 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,239 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,827 born since 1955, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,637 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,239 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,827
- born since 1955
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jalyn's 4,827 recorded births place it above 96.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jalyn compares
4,827 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Jalyn's all-time total is 13x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jalyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,827 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 355 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jalyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jalyn's full recorded timeline at 1996, 86% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 14% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1955, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 355 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jalyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 355
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Jalyn popularity over time - boys
1,795 total births recorded since 1992 (Jalyn as boys' name)
Jalyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,734 births, 57% of the file).
2000s was Jalyn's strongest decade.
2,734 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Jalyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 37
1960s
37 births
- 1970s 59
1970s
59 births
- 1980s 114
1980s
114 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,159 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,734 births
- 2010s 630
2010s
630 births
- 2020s 89
2020s
89 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,734 births (57% of all-time use).
How Jalyn 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 Jalyn's total volume
Jalyn by state
Where Jalyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 395 | 8.2% |
| #2 | California | | 251 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 225 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 213 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 203 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 174 | 3.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 163 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 162 | 3.4% |
395 of 4,827 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Jalyn appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jalyn's data
- Jalyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,734 total births); usage has since declined to 89 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jalyns (395 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
Names with a similar popularity rank to Jalyn
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jalyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1955–2025 (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 Jalyn 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.