Jaelyn
Jaylin, Jaylinn, or Jaelyn is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Jaelyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jaylin, Jaylinn, or Jaelyn is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Jaelyn
As a girl name
Jaelyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1963, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 1,014 Jaelyns were born — ranking #332 that year. As of 2026, Jaelyn ranks #1,767 for girls with 115 births, falling sharply (-49%). In total, more than 14K Jaelyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jaelyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1993, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 102 Jaelyns were born — ranking #1,581 that year. As of 2026, Jaelyn ranks #3,739 for boys with 30 births, gradually falling (-14%). In total, more than 1K Jaelyns 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 Jaelyn
Jaelyn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1963 and has accumulated 14K births in the dataset. Jaelyn's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #332. Use the chart and map above to compare Jaelyn'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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