Jaelyn
Jaylin, Jaylinn, or Jaelyn is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
- English
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Jaelyn
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Jaelyn as a girl name dates back to 1963, when 5 babies received it. 2008 was its biggest year on record, with 1,014 newborns named Jaelyn — #332 in the national rankings. About 47% of every Jaelyn on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Jaelyn ranks #1,767 for girls with 115 births, falling sharply (-49%). All told, over 14K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Jaelyn as a boy name dates back to 1993, when 10 babies received it. 2009 was its biggest year on record, with 102 newborns named Jaelyn — #1,581 in the national rankings. About 41% of every Jaelyn on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Jaelyn ranks #3,739 for boys with 30 births, gradually falling (-14%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Jaelyn
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Jaelyn. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Jaelyn
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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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