Baby name

Jalen

Boy

Short-lived name

In 2000, Jalen reached its peak: 3,513 boys, 1 baby in 1,076. The trend faded fast: today's pace is 82% below the peak. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 442. 50% of all babies named Jalen since 1880 were born in the 2000s.

40,836births since 1880

2000sgeneration

No. 106rank at its peak, in 2000

Where babies named Jalen are born

2000

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The darker the blue, the more common Jalen is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Jalen is most common in District of Columbia (2.8 times), Mississippi (2.8) and South Carolina (2.2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Jaden 81,469
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Galen 16,500
Jaxen 5,647
Jaren 5,089
Jasen 4,659

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