Recorded 1997–2014 Girls' name Peak 1997 16 births

Jeilene — girls' name

16 babies named Jeilene in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

16 girls have been named Jeilene since 1997, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2014.

16
total births
1997–2014
years on record
1990s
peak decade
38%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Jeilene was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

6 babies were named Jeilene in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jeilene

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Jeilene between 1997 and 2014, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jeilene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeilene performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jeilene shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jeilene in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 16 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jeilene at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

16

Since 1997

18 years of records

Peak year

1997

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1997

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2014

Jeilene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1997

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1997)
6
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4.555.566.5 201420071997 6

Jeilene by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
6 births that decade — 38% of Jeilene's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeilene?
16 babies have been named Jeilene since 1997. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1997 with 6 births.
When was Jeilene most popular?
Jeilene was most popular in the 1990s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Jeilene been used?
Jeilene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 18 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Jeilene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jeimy, Jeilyn, Jeidy, Jeily, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1997–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.