Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2008

Jaylene

Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #1,362 Trend ↓ Falling 28%

20th-century coinage from Jay + -lene ending as in Charlene, Jolene, etc.

Rank 2025
#1,362
among girls · ↓155 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
162
named Jaylene · -17% vs 2024
How common
1 in 9,921
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2008
483 babies
All-time total
10,208
#1,652 all-time among girls
First recorded
1938
in Social Security records

Jaylene popularity over time

10,208 babies have been named Jaylene since 1938, 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
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 7 – 7 1 – #3,652
1940s 55 – 55 6 +686% #2,542
1950s 169 – 169 17 +207% #2,193
1960s 279 – 279 28 +65% #1,902
1970s 219 – 219 22 -22% #2,737
1980s 303 – 303 30 +38% #2,628
1990s 923 29 952 95 +214% #923
2000s 3,188 46 3,234 323 +240% #639
2010s 3,723 – 3,723 372 +15% #636
2020s (to 2025) 1,267 – 1,267 211 -43% #976

Where Jaylene 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 153 0.09 outside top 500
2027 145 0.09 outside top 500
2028 139 0.09 outside top 500
2029 134 0.08 outside top 500
2030 130 0.08 outside top 500

Where Jaylene is most popular

Girls named Jaylene per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.126 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Arizona, and New Mexico.

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 Jaylene 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 463 0.551 +336%
Arizona 32 0.228 +80%
New Mexico 5 0.206 +63%
Texas 150 0.186 +47%
Illinois 36 0.157 +24%
New York 50 0.126 ≈ national
Nevada 5 0.108 -15%
Colorado 12 0.108 -15%
Florida 34 0.079 -37%
New Jersey 10 0.055 -56%
Washington 7 0.048 -62%
Georgia 5 0.022 -83%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
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 Jaylene

Jaylene is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,362 in 2025 with 162 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1938, 10,208 American babies have been named Jaylene. Its peak came in 2008, when 483 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 Jaylene stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jaylene?

The median living Jaylene is about 16 years old; half are between 9 and 22. An estimated 10 thousand people named Jaylene 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.

Jaylene 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 162 #1,362 – –
2024 196 #1,207 – –
2023 202 #1,192 – –
2022 200 #1,213 – –
2021 266 #976 – –
2020 241 #1,044 – –
2019 251 #1,026 – –
2018 308 #877 – –
2017 338 #808 – –
2016 384 #742 – –
2015 401 #711 – –
2014 355 #791 – –
2013 383 #721 – –
2012 406 #693 – –
2011 448 #636 – –
2010 449 #653 – –
2009 453 #653 – –
2008 483 #639 – –
2007 390 #748 6 #11,553
2006 290 #911 5 #12,885
2005 328 #794 9 #7,942
2004 335 #771 7 #9,373
2003 281 #860 7 #9,100
2002 236 #947 5 #11,473
2001 203 #1,055 – –
2000 189 #1,092 7 #8,604
1995 63 #2,136 – –
1990 42 #2,762 – –
1985 22 #3,773 – –
1980 27 #3,156 – –
1975 26 #2,834 – –
1970 26 #2,737 – –
1965 26 #2,370 – –
1960 31 #2,074 – –
1955 17 #2,771 – –
1950 5 #5,624 – –
1945 7 #3,806 – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Jaylene?

The median living Jaylene is about 16 years old. Half of all living Jaylenes are between 9 and 22 years old.

How many people named Jaylene are alive today?

An estimated 10 thousand people named Jaylene are alive in the United States, based on 10,208 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Jaylene mean?

20th-century coinage from Jay + -lene ending as in Charlene, Jolene, etc.

How popular is the name Jaylene in 2025?

Jaylene ranked #1,362 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 162 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jaylene?

10,208 babies have been named Jaylene in the United States since 1938, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jaylene most popular?

Jaylene peaked in 2008, when 483 newborns received the name.

Is Jaylene a boy or girl name?

Jaylene is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Jaylene rising or falling?

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

Will Jaylene become more popular?

Jaylene is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 130 girls named Jaylene 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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