Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2008

Jaelyn

Meaning 20th-century coinage, variant of Jaylynn Gender Unisex · 91% girls Rank 2025 #1,966 Trend ↓ Falling 50%

20th-century coinage, variant of Jaylynn.

Rank 2025
#1,966
among girls · ↓403 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
117
named Jaelyn · -30% vs 2024
How common
1 in 16,401
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2008
1,090 babies
All-time total
15,601
#1,330 all-time among girls
First recorded
1963
in Social Security records

Jaelyn popularity over time

15,601 babies have been named Jaelyn since 1963, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 5 – 5 1 – #7,004
1970s 14 – 14 1 +180% #6,138
1980s 66 – 66 7 +371% #5,792
1990s 1,139 174 1,313 131 +1889% #714
2000s 6,675 595 7,270 727 +454% #332
2010s 5,205 435 5,640 564 -22% #369
2020s (to 2025) 1,097 196 1,293 216 -62% #1,003

Where Jaelyn is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 86 0.05 outside top 500
2027 77 0.05 outside top 500
2028 71 0.04 outside top 500
2029 65 0.04 outside top 500
2030 61 0.04 outside top 500

Where Jaelyn is most popular

Girls named Jaelyn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.104 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, California, and Wisconsin.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Jaelyn born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Mexico 5 0.206 +98%
California 125 0.149 +43%
Wisconsin 15 0.146 +40%
Illinois 29 0.127 +22%
Texas 98 0.122 +17%
Florida 47 0.110 +6%
Virginia 18 0.106 ≈ national
New York 39 0.098 -5%
Pennsylvania 23 0.097 -6%
Washington 11 0.076 -27%
Utah 6 0.072 -31%
New Jersey 13 0.072 -31%
Georgia 16 0.070 -32%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 -35%
Missouri 7 0.058 -44%
Louisiana 5 0.057 -45%
North Carolina 12 0.053 -49%
Ohio 12 0.051 -51%
Maryland 5 0.047 -55%
Colorado 5 0.045 -57%
Michigan 7 0.038 -63%
Arizona 5 0.036 -66%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -70%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Jaelyn

Jaelyn is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,966 in 2025 with 98 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1963, 15,601 American babies have been named Jaelyn, about 91% girls and 9% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2008, when 1,090 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Jaelyn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jaelyn?

The median living Jaelyn is about 16 years old; half are between 11 and 21. An estimated 15 thousand people named Jaelyn are alive in the United States today.

median 16 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Jaelyn year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 98 #1,966 19 #5,104
2024 136 #1,563 31 #3,639
2023 173 #1,311 39 #3,143
2022 203 #1,185 26 #4,135
2021 233 #1,076 43 #2,882
2020 254 #1,003 38 #3,046
2019 270 #970 27 #3,940
2018 328 #828 37 #3,127
2017 406 #708 38 #3,092
2016 493 #609 32 #3,471
2015 490 #602 40 #2,938
2014 446 #641 35 #3,177
2013 496 #579 43 #2,733
2012 651 #471 45 #2,695
2011 760 #417 66 #2,043
2010 865 #369 72 #1,943
2009 942 #348 102 #1,584
2008 1,014 #332 76 #1,908
2007 905 #360 64 #2,125
2006 722 #442 61 #2,133
2005 606 #501 51 #2,312
2004 576 #505 56 #2,116
2003 528 #535 56 #2,042
2002 510 #538 41 #2,446
2001 460 #563 39 #2,508
2000 412 #617 49 #2,070
1995 106 #1,498 13 #4,631
1990 10 #8,112 – –
1985 12 #5,792 – –
1980 – – – –
1975 9 #6,138 – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Jaelyn, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Jaelyn?

The median living Jaelyn is about 16 years old. Half of all living Jaelyns are between 11 and 21 years old.

How many people named Jaelyn are alive today?

An estimated 15 thousand people named Jaelyn are alive in the United States, based on 15,601 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Jaelyn mean?

20th-century coinage, variant of Jaylynn.

How popular is the name Jaelyn in 2025?

Jaelyn ranked #1,966 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 98 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jaelyn?

15,601 babies have been named Jaelyn in the United States since 1963, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jaelyn most popular?

Jaelyn peaked in 2008, when 1,090 newborns received the name.

Is Jaelyn a boy or girl name?

Jaelyn is used for both: about 91% of babies named Jaelyn have been girls and 9% boys.

Is the name Jaelyn rising or falling?

Jaelyn is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Jaelyn become more popular?

Jaelyn is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 61 girls named Jaelyn in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Jaelyn

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