Boys' name · since 1996
Jelon
22 babies named Jelon in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #28,215 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1996
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jelon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 22 recorded since 1996.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jelon has been recorded 22 times among boys since 1996, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2004.
- #28,215 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 22 born since 1996
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jelon ranks #28,215 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1996, peaking in the 1990s.
- #28,215 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1996
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jelon's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jelon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jelon splits its recorded history at 2000: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jelon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2004
- Peak year (1998)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Jelon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (11 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Jelon's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Jelon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 11 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Jelon's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2000s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jelon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~8 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, 1996–2004 (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 Jelon 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.