Recorded 1996–2004 Boys' name Peak 1998 22 births

Jelon — boys' name

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.

1990s112000s11
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Jelon was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

6 babies were named Jelon in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jelon

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Jelon between 1996 and 2004, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jelon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jelon performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jelon shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jelon 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 22 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.

Jelon at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

22

Since 1996

9 years of records

Peak year

1998

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1996

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2004

Jelon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1996

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1998)
6
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.5 2004200019981996 5

Jelon by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
11 births that decade — 50% of Jelon's all-time total
1990s112000s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jelon?
22 babies have been named Jelon since 1996. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1998 with 6 births.
When was Jelon most popular?
Jelon was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Jelon been used?
Jelon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 9 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Jelon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jelani, Jelan, Jelen, 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, 1996–2004 (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.