Jalen

Primarily a boy's name · 96% boys

Jalen first appears in the U.S. data in 1976 and has been recorded in 40 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2000 with 3,513 babies (rank #106 that year). In 2024 it was given to 659 boys (rank #467). The name has been rising over the last five years.
41,824
Total babies (all years)
40
Years in the data
3,513
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19765#5,970
19775#6,257
19815#6,697
19865#7,168
19886#6,757
19905#8,674
199115#3,894
1992612#378
19931,392#216
19941,698#183
19951,396#211
19961,367#222
19971,012#277
19981,588#204
19992,037#172
20003,513#106
20013,121#127
20022,686#145
20032,620#155
20042,022#190
20051,708#212
20061,591#228
20071,282#268
20081,054#316
2009849#361
2010720#394
2011707#401
2012581#470
2013544#501
2014487#572
2015468#590
2016481#576
2017451#599
2018503#551
2019539#530
2020519#547
2021568#516
2022570#520
2023722#430
2024659#467