Unisex name · since 1957
Jalynn
Jalynn has 4,774 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,657 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,902 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,774
- born since 1957
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jalynn currently ranks #6902 among unisex names in America, with 4,774 babies recorded since 1957.
Social Security Administration records show Jalynn recorded 4,774 times among girls since 1957, holding rank #6902 nationally today, ahead of 60% of girls, 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 1957 to 2025.
- #2,657 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,902 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,774 born since 1957
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jalynn ranks #2,657 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,902 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,774 born since 1957, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,657 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,902 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,774
- born since 1957
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jalynn's 4,774 recorded births place it above 96.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jalynn compares
4,774 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
Jalynn's all-time total is 13x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jalynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,774 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 302 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jalynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jalynn's full recorded timeline at 1995, 91% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 9% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1959, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 302 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jalynn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 302
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Jalynn popularity over time - boys
385 total births recorded since 1993 (Jalynn as boys' name)
Jalynn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,476 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Jalynn's strongest decade.
2,476 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Jalynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 40
1960s
40 births
- 1970s 62
1970s
62 births
- 1980s 114
1980s
114 births
- 1990s 719
1990s
719 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,476 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,158 births
- 2020s 194
2020s
194 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,476 births (52% of all-time use).
How Jalynn 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 Jalynn's total volume
Jalynn by state
Where Jalynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 474 | 9.9% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 270 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 217 | 4.5% |
| #4 | California | | 211 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 197 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 161 | 3.4% |
| #7 | New York | | 145 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 142 | 3.0% |
474 of 4,774 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Jalynn appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jalynn's data
- Jalynn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,476 total births); usage has since declined to 194 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jalynns (474 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Jalynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1957–2025 (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 Jalynn 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.