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Jaylen

Boy

Meaning of Jaylen: Invented: 'modern combination'

Jaylen is a boy's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 359th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 651st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#359

942 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#651

57 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

45,951

First recorded 1991 · peak 2009

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 14 babies1992: 114 babies1993: 274 babies1994: 391 babies1995: 438 babies1996: 488 babies1997: 506 babies1998: 843 babies1999: 1,102 babies2000: 1,659 babies20002001: 1,589 babies2002: 1,766 babies2003: 2,002 babies2004: 2,041 babies2005: 2,217 babies2006: 2,324 babies2007: 2,406 babies2008: 2,480 babies2009: 2,546 babies2010: 2,101 babies20102011: 1,959 babies2012: 1,663 babies2013: 1,385 babies2014: 1,255 babies2015: 1,152 babies2016: 1,063 babies2017: 1,157 babies2018: 1,122 babies2019: 1,112 babies2020: 1,137 babies20202021: 1,137 babies2022: 1,132 babies2023: 1,317 babies2024: 1,117 babies2025: 942 babies
US babies named Jaylen per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 2,546.

Gender split

89% boys · 11% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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