Unisex name · since 1989
Jaylan
Jaylan has 4,715 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,853 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,662 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,715
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jaylan is the #2662 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 4,715 recorded since 1989.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaylan has been recorded 4,715 times among boys since 1989, currently ranked #2662 nationally and more common than 81% of boys, 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 1989 to 2025.
- #1,853 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,662 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,715 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaylan ranks #1,853 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,662 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,715 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,853 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,662 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,715
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jaylan's 4,715 recorded births place it above 95.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jaylan compares
4,715 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Jaylan's all-time total is 13x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaylan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,715 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 321 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jaylan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jaylan splits its recorded history at 2008: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 321 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jaylan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 321
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Jaylan popularity over time - girls
824 total births recorded since 1992 (Jaylan as girls' name)
Jaylan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,598 births, 55% of the file).
2000s was Jaylan's strongest decade.
2,598 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Jaylan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 906
1990s
906 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,598 births
- 2010s 895
2010s
895 births
- 2020s 311
2020s
311 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,598 births (55% of all-time use).
How Jaylan 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 Jaylan's total volume
Jaylan by state
Where Jaylan concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 429 | 9.1% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 396 | 8.4% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 341 | 7.2% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 285 | 6.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 251 | 5.3% |
| #6 | California | | 237 | 5.0% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 227 | 4.8% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 224 | 4.8% |
429 of 4,715 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Jaylan appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jaylan's data
- Jaylan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,598 total births); usage has since declined to 311 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jaylans (429 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jaylan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Jaylan 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.