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Jaylan

Boy

Meaning of Jaylan: American: 'modern invented name'

Jaylan is a boy's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2596th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 3254th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2596

49 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3254

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

5,539

First recorded 1989 · peak 2006

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 5 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 7 babies1992: 24 babies1993: 66 babies1994: 86 babies1995: 119 babies1996: 162 babies1997: 193 babies1998: 199 babies1999: 245 babies2000: 344 babies20002001: 338 babies2002: 299 babies2003: 298 babies2004: 319 babies2005: 315 babies2006: 369 babies2007: 278 babies2008: 244 babies2009: 214 babies2010: 193 babies20102011: 152 babies2012: 130 babies2013: 111 babies2014: 86 babies2015: 87 babies2016: 80 babies2017: 88 babies2018: 83 babies2019: 76 babies2020: 64 babies20202021: 61 babies2022: 69 babies2023: 49 babies2024: 37 babies2025: 49 babies
US babies named Jaylan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 369.

Gender split

85% boys · 15% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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