Girls' name · since 1989
Jelana
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Jelana, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 12
- total births
- 1989–1998
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
12 girls have been named Jelana since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jelana recorded 12 times among girls since 1989, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 1998.
- 12 total births
- 1989–1998 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 58% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jelana's 12 recorded births place it above 27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jelana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jelana's full recorded timeline at 1998, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jelana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1998
- Peak year (1989)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Jelana by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Jelana's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Jelana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).
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- Jelana's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1989–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jelana: Baby Name Since 1989 - 12 Births, Peak 1989." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jelana. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jelana 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 July 2026.