Primarily a boy's name · 96% boys
Origin: EnglishJalen is both a surname and given name. The given name, as well as variants like Jaylen and Jaylin, rose in popularity in the 1990s due to the success of basketball player Jalen Rose. Notable people with the name include:
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jalen yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | #5,970 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,257 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,697 |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,168 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,757 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,674 |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,894 |
| 1992 | 612 | #378 |
| 1993 | 1,392 | #216 |
| 1994 | 1,698 | #183 |
| 1995 | 1,396 | #211 |
| 1996 | 1,367 | #222 |
| 1997 | 1,012 | #277 |
| 1998 | 1,588 | #204 |
| 1999 | 2,037 | #172 |
| 2000 | 3,513 | #106 |
| 2001 | 3,121 | #127 |
| 2002 | 2,686 | #145 |
| 2003 | 2,620 | #155 |
| 2004 | 2,022 | #190 |
| 2005 | 1,708 | #212 |
| 2006 | 1,591 | #228 |
| 2007 | 1,282 | #268 |
| 2008 | 1,054 | #316 |
| 2009 | 849 | #361 |
| 2010 | 720 | #394 |
| 2011 | 707 | #401 |
| 2012 | 581 | #470 |
| 2013 | 544 | #501 |
| 2014 | 487 | #572 |
| 2015 | 468 | #590 |
| 2016 | 481 | #576 |
| 2017 | 451 | #599 |
| 2018 | 503 | #551 |
| 2019 | 539 | #530 |
| 2020 | 519 | #547 |
| 2021 | 568 | #516 |
| 2022 | 570 | #520 |
| 2023 | 722 | #430 |
| 2024 | 659 | #467 |
