Girls' name · since 1999
Jayelyn
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 66 babies named Jayelyn, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 66
- total births
- 1999–2013
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 74%
- born in that decade
Jayelyn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 66 recorded since 1999.
Social Security Administration records show Jayelyn recorded 66 times among girls since 1999, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1999 to 2013.
- 66 total births
- 1999–2013 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 74% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jayelyn's 66 recorded births place it above 56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jayelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jayelyn's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jayelyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2013
- Peak year (2005)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Jayelyn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Jayelyn's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Jayelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
49 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 49 births (74% of all-time use).
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- Jayelyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1999–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jayelyn: Baby Name Since 1999 - 66 Births, Peak 2005." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jayelyn. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jayelyn 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 July 2026.