Recorded 1931–1991 Girls' name Peak 1951 48 births

Jelaine — girls' name

48 babies named Jelaine in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

48 girls have been named Jelaine since 1931, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1991.

48
total births
1931–1991
years on record
1950s
peak decade
23%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Jelaine was born in this single decade.

1951
Single peak year

6 babies were named Jelaine in 1951 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jelaine

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Jelaine between 1931 and 1991, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jelaine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1951, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jelaine performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jelaine shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jelaine 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 48 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.

Jelaine at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

48

Since 1931

61 years of records

Peak year

1951

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1931

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 1991

Jelaine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1931

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1951)
6
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
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Jelaine by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
11 births that decade — 23% of Jelaine's all-time total
1930s51950s111960s111970s101980s51990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jelaine?
48 babies have been named Jelaine since 1931. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1951 with 6 births.
When was Jelaine most popular?
Jelaine was most popular in the 1950s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
How long has the name Jelaine been used?
Jelaine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1931, spanning 61 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Jelaine?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jelena, Jelisa, Jelani, Jelissa, 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, 1931–1991 (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.