Unisex name · since 1991
Jaylen
Jaylen has 40,904 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #566 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #361 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 40,904
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jaylen currently ranks #361 among unisex names in America, with 40,904 babies recorded since 1991.
Jaylen has 40,904 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #361 as of the latest data, more common than 97% of boys, 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 1991 to 2025.
- #566 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #361 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 40,904 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaylen ranks #566 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #361 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 40,904 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #566 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #361 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 40,904
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jaylen's 40,904 recorded births place it above 98.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jaylen compares
40,904 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Jaylen's all-time total is 111x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaylen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 40,904 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,236 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jaylen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jaylen splits its recorded history at 2008: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (8 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 2,236 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jaylen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 2,236
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Jaylen popularity over time - girls
5,047 total births recorded since 1991 (Jaylen as girls' name)
Jaylen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (18,696 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Jaylen's strongest decade.
18,696 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Jaylen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 3,704
1990s
3,704 births
- 2000s
2000s
18,696 births
- 2010s
2010s
12,151 births
- 2020s 6,353
2020s
6,353 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 18,696 births (46% of all-time use).
How Jaylen 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 Jaylen's total volume
Jaylen by state
Where Jaylen concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 3,334 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Florida | | 3,167 | 7.7% |
| #3 | California | | 3,166 | 7.7% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 2,949 | 7.2% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 2,333 | 5.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 2,198 | 5.4% |
| #7 | New York | | 2,032 | 5.0% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 1,742 | 4.3% |
3,334 of 40,904 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Jaylen appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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- Jaylen's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (18,696 total births) through the 2020s (6,353) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Jaylens (3,334 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 Jaylen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Jaylen 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.