Jaelen
Jaelen is a male given name. Notable people with the name include:Jaelen Feeney, Australian rugby league player Jaelen Gill, American football player Jaelen Strong, American football player
Meaning & Origin of Jaelen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jaelen is a male given name. Notable people with the name include:Jaelen Feeney, Australian rugby league player Jaelen Gill, American football player Jaelen Strong, American football player
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The Story of Jaelen
As a girl name
Jaelen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1994, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 20 Jaelens were born — ranking #5,570 that year. As of 2026, Jaelen ranks #12,873 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 217 Jaelens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jaelen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1992, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 95 Jaelens were born — ranking #1,341 that year. As of 2026, Jaelen ranks #4,894 for boys with 20 births, gradually rising (+10%). In total, more than 1K Jaelens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jaelen
Jaelen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Jaelen's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #1,341. Use the chart and map above to compare Jaelen'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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