Girls' name · since 1938
Jaylene
Since 1938, U.S. Social Security records show 10,133 babies named Jaylene, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,652 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,362 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,133
- born since 1938
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jaylene is the #1362 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 10,133 recorded since 1938.
Jaylene has 10,133 recorded births among girls since 1938, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1362 as of the latest data, more common than 92% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 2025.
- #1,652 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,362 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 10,133 born since 1938
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaylene ranks #1,652 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,362 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 10,133 born since 1938, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,652 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,362 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,133
- born since 1938
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jaylene's 10,133 recorded births place it above 97.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jaylene compares
10,133 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Jaylene's all-time total is 27x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaylene | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,133 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 483 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jaylene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jaylene splits its recorded history at 1984: 92% of all births land in the more recent half, 8% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1942 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 483 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jaylene popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 483
- Annual births at peak, across 88 years of records
Jaylene popularity over time - boys
75 total births recorded since 1993 (Jaylene as boys' name)
Jaylene by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,723 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Jaylene's strongest decade.
3,723 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Jaylene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1940s 55
1940s
55 births
- 1950s 169
1950s
169 births
- 1960s 279
1960s
279 births
- 1970s 219
1970s
219 births
- 1980s 303
1980s
303 births
- 1990s 923
1990s
923 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,188 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,723 births
- 2020s 1,267
2020s
1,267 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,723 births (37% of all-time use).
How Jaylene 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 Jaylene's total volume
Jaylene by state
Where Jaylene concentrates geographically, total births since 1938
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,673 | 36.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 960 | 9.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 937 | 9.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 456 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 381 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 302 | 3.0% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 301 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 176 | 1.7% |
3,673 of 10,133 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Jaylene appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jaylene's data
- Jaylene's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,723 total births) through the 2020s (1,267) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jaylenes (3,673 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 Jaylene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~87 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, 1938–2025 (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 Jaylene 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.