Jaelan
The Story of Jaelan
As a girl name
Jaelan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1997, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1997: 8 births, good for #9,802 nationwide. About 51% of every Jaelan on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Jaelan last appeared in the published SSA data in 2002, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 39 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Jaelan as a boy name dates back to 1993, when 7 babies received it. 2000 was its biggest year on record, with 20 newborns named Jaelan — #3,923 in the national rankings. About 42% of every Jaelan on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Jaelan last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 273 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jaelan
Jaelan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 273 births in the dataset. Jaelan's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #3,923. Use the chart and map above to compare Jaelan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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