Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2011

Jayleen

Gender Girl · 2% boys Rank 2025 #1,098 Trend ↓ Falling 49%
Rank 2025
#1,098
among girls · ↓117 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
218
named Jayleen · -18% vs 2024
How common
1 in 7,373
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2011
802 babies
All-time total
13,247
#1,417 all-time among girls
First recorded
1954
in Social Security records

Jayleen popularity over time

13,247 babies have been named Jayleen since 1954, 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
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 21 – 21 2 – #4,141
1960s 49 – 49 5 +133% #3,960
1970s 61 – 61 6 +24% #5,710
1980s 115 – 115 12 +89% #4,820
1990s 444 56 500 50 +335% #1,586
2000s 2,846 114 2,960 296 +492% #554
2010s 7,101 29 7,130 713 +141% #390
2020s (to 2025) 2,411 – 2,411 402 -44% #549

Where Jayleen 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 194 0.12 outside top 500
2027 175 0.11 outside top 500
2028 161 0.10 outside top 500
2029 150 0.09 outside top 500
2030 141 0.09 outside top 500

Where Jayleen is most popular

Girls named Jayleen per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.230 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Arizona, and Nevada.

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 Jayleen 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
California 729 0.867 +277%
Arizona 84 0.599 +160%
Nevada 24 0.517 +124%
Texas 378 0.470 +104%
Illinois 68 0.297 +29%
New Mexico 6 0.247 +7%
Colorado 27 0.242 +5%
New Jersey 38 0.211 -9%
Florida 80 0.187 -19%
Oregon 11 0.169 -27%
New York 65 0.164 -29%
Massachusetts 19 0.157 -32%
Washington 19 0.132 -43%
Kansas 7 0.121 -47%
Georgia 26 0.114 -50%
Maryland 10 0.094 -59%
Connecticut 5 0.086 -63%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 -70%
Pennsylvania 12 0.051 -78%
North Carolina 11 0.048 -79%
Virginia 7 0.041 -82%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -86%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Ohio – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
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 Jayleen

Jayleen is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,098 in 2025 with 218 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1954, 13,247 American babies have been named Jayleen. Its peak came in 2011, when 802 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Jayleen stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jayleen?

The median living Jayleen is about 12 years old; half are between 7 and 16. An estimated 13 thousand people named Jayleen are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

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

Jayleen 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 218 #1,098 – –
2024 265 #981 – –
2023 356 #790 – –
2022 488 #611 – –
2021 541 #565 – –
2020 543 #549 – –
2019 546 #562 – –
2018 613 #506 – –
2017 662 #471 – –
2016 722 #445 – –
2015 750 #425 7 #10,012
2014 770 #415 – –
2013 793 #390 7 #10,133
2012 764 #409 5 #13,098
2011 802 #394 – –
2010 679 #455 10 #7,831
2009 552 #554 18 #5,190
2008 498 #614 5 #13,429
2007 373 #774 12 #6,832
2006 320 #840 9 #8,339
2005 257 #962 10 #7,364
2004 254 #949 14 #5,618
2003 177 #1,205 12 #6,035
2002 148 #1,319 11 #6,289
2001 157 #1,255 11 #6,201
2000 110 #1,607 12 #5,729
1995 23 #4,408 9 #6,140
1990 14 #6,260 – –
1985 9 #7,194 – –
1980 15 #4,820 – –
1975 5 #9,626 – –
1970 – – – –
1965 7 #5,501 – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Jayleen?

The median living Jayleen is about 12 years old. Half of all living Jayleens are between 7 and 16 years old.

How many people named Jayleen are alive today?

An estimated 13 thousand people named Jayleen are alive in the United States, based on 13,247 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Jayleen in 2025?

Jayleen ranked #1,098 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 218 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jayleen?

13,247 babies have been named Jayleen in the United States since 1954, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jayleen most popular?

Jayleen peaked in 2011, when 802 newborns received the name.

Is Jayleen a boy or girl name?

Jayleen is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Jayleen rising or falling?

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

Will Jayleen become more popular?

Jayleen is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 141 girls named Jayleen in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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