Recorded 1993–2001 Unisex name Peak 2000 18 births

Jelen — boys' name

18 babies named Jelen in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s13
2000s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Jelen was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

7 babies were named Jelen in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jelen

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Jelen between 1993 and 2001, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jelen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Jelen is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 2020.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jelen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jelen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jelen 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 18 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.

Jelen at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

18

Since 1993

9 years of records

Peak year

2000

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1993

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2001

Jelen popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1993

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (2000)
7
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 200120001993 5

Jelen popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 2020 (Jelen as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 20232020 5

Jelen by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
13 births that decade — 72% of Jelen's all-time total
1990s52000s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jelen?
18 babies have been named Jelen since 1993. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 2000 with 7 births.
When was Jelen most popular?
Jelen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Is Jelen a unisex name?
Yes, Jelen is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 18 births, and as a girl's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Jelen been used?
Jelen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 9 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Jelen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jelani, Jelan, Jelon, Jeloni, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1993–2001 (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.