Girls' name · since 1954
Jayleen
Since 1954, U.S. Social Security records show 13,048 babies named Jayleen, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,417 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,100 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,048
- born since 1954
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jayleen is the #1100 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 13,048 recorded since 1954.
Social Security Administration records show Jayleen recorded 13,048 times among girls since 1954, holding rank #1100 nationally today, ahead of 94% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2025.
- #1,417 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,100 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 13,048 born since 1954
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jayleen ranks #1,417 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,100 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 13,048 born since 1954, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,417 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,100 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,048
- born since 1954
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jayleen's 13,048 recorded births place it above 98.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jayleen compares
13,048 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Jayleen's all-time total is 35x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jayleen | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,048 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 802 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jayleen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jayleen's full recorded timeline at 1993, 98% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 2% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1956, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 802 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jayleen popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 802
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Jayleen popularity over time - boys
199 total births recorded since 1994 (Jayleen as boys' name)
Jayleen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (7,101 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Jayleen's strongest decade.
7,101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Jayleen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 21
1950s
21 births
- 1960s 49
1960s
49 births
- 1970s 61
1970s
61 births
- 1980s 115
1980s
115 births
- 1990s 444
1990s
444 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,846 births
- 2010s
2010s
7,101 births
- 2020s 2,411
2020s
2,411 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 7,101 births (54% of all-time use).
How Jayleen 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 Jayleen's total volume
Jayleen by state
Where Jayleen concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,987 | 38.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,952 | 15.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,116 | 8.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 629 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 550 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 444 | 3.4% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 426 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 172 | 1.3% |
4,987 of 13,048 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Jayleen appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jayleen's data
- Jayleen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (7,101 total births) through the 2020s (2,411) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jayleens (4,987 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Jayleen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1954–2025 (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 Jayleen 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.