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Jaelyn

#1,966 in 2025UnisexGirls' nameBoys' name

Variant of Jaylynn

Jaelyn has been given to 15,601 babies in the U.S. since 1963. In 2025 it ranked #1,966 of 17,293 girls’ names in use. Its peak year was 2008, with 1,014 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 91% girls, 9% boys all-time.

Babies named Jaelyn, 2025

1 in 33,800

Jaelyn over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys
05001K1.5K18801900192019401960198020002020

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Jaelyn over time

In 2025, Jaelyn went to 84% girls and 16% boys.

19632025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Jaelyn: meaning, origin, and history

Variant of Jaylynn

coinages

What Jaelyn means

Jaelyn is a variant of Jaylynn.

Origin, language, and formation

Jaelyn is used in English. Its origins include coinages.

Jaelyn is a modern formation.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Jaylynn.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 14,201 girls were recorded with the name Jaelyn between 1963 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 1,014 in 2008; its best national rank was #332 in 2008.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #1,003 in 2020 to #1,966 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #602 in 2015 to #1,966 in 2025.

In the United States, 1,400 boys were recorded with the name Jaelyn between 1993 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 102 in 2009; its best national rank was #1,583 in 2009.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #3,045 in 2020 to #5,103 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #2,937 in 2015 to #5,103 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Jaelyn?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 33,800
98 of 3,315,165 births
Among girls only
1 in 16,400
<0.01% of girls
Rank, 2025
#1,966
of 17,293 girls’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
23,449 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Jaelyn sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 100Under 1%
School of 5001%

Put another way: gather 23,449 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Jaelyn. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Jaelyns were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Jaelyn was born before 2009 — so the typical Jaelyn is around 16 today.

Median birth year
2009
About 16 years old
Biggest decade
2000s
47.0% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
88.5%
A modern name
Recorded since 1950
14,201
People you could plausibly meet
Choose a decade

2000s — 47.0% of all recorded uses (6,675).

Is Jaelyn rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
−403
Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago
−963
Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago
−1,364
Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago
0.20×
Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak
9.7%
Peak was 2008 (1,014)
Years since peak
17
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Shifting
14.4% average annual change
Best rank ever
#332
2008

Spellings of Jaelyn

Jaelyn is not the most common spelling — Evelyn is, with 41.2% against Jaelyn's 0.91%.

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Where Jaelyn is used — girls

Across 2016–2025, Jaelyn was most concentrated in New Mexico — about 1 in 3,333 girls, against 1 in 6,453 across all states with data. It was least common in South Carolina (1 in 33,333).

330 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1New Mexico1 in 3,333
  2. 2Nevada1 in 4,167
  3. 3Hawaii1 in 4,348
  4. 4Pennsylvania1 in 4,545
  5. 5California1 in 4,762
  6. 6Florida1 in 5,263
  7. 7Texas1 in 5,263
  8. 8Wisconsin1 in 5,263

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Where Jaelyn is used — boys

Across 1910–2025, Jaelyn was most concentrated in Georgia — about 1 in 100,000 boys, against 1 in 285,184 across all states with data. It was least common in Tennessee (1 in —).

01 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Georgia1 in 100,000
  2. 2North Carolina1 in 100,000
  3. 3Texas1 in 100,000
  4. 4Virginia1 in 100,000
  5. 5Alabama1 in —
  6. 6California1 in —
  7. 7Florida1 in —
  8. 8Illinois1 in —

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Jaelyn has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Jaelyn around the world

Where Jaelyn ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • England & Wales
    2005–2022
    #4,646
    in 2022
  • France
    2011–2023
    #5,261
    in 2023
  • Canada
    1994–2024
    #1,968
    in 2024
  • South Australia
    2011–2011
    #840
    in 2011

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Notable people named Jaelyn

People whose public names include Jaelyn, backed by Wikidata given-name records and ordered by linked Wikimedia pages. The name may be a middle name.

People data from Wikidata (CC0). Fame is measured, not judged — the order reflects how widely each person is documented, not the U.S. birth records popularity this page is otherwise about.

Jaelyn by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#1,966
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 963
Best rank ever
#332
2008
Peak year
2008
1,014 that year
First recorded
1963
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
14,201
Count in 2025
98

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#5,103
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 2,058
Best rank ever
#1,583
2009
Peak year
2009
102 that year
First recorded
1993
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
1,400
Count in 2025
19

Names similar to Jaelyn

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

JaelynnKailynKaelynRaelynKaylynJazlynJoslynKatlynRoslynEvalynJaedynAdelynMarlynRoselynAdalynJaylynJacklynCailynJoselynBraelynJailynOaklynJaslynAddilyn

Names with a curve like Jaelyn

Not spelling — timing. These names rose, peaked and faded in the same years as Jaelyn, so they read as being from the same moment even when they look nothing alike.

JaydaMadisynAniyaZoieJaidaKyleighMadysonMyahAryannaNatalyJaniyaAiyana

Sibling names for Jaelyn

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

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