Jailan
The Story of Jailan
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Jailan as a girl name dates back to 1997, when 6 babies received it. 2000 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Jailan — #10,745 in the national rankings. About 81% of every Jailan on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Jailan last appeared in the published SSA data in 2004, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 32 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jailan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1996, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2001: 17 births, good for #4,476 nationwide. About 72% of every Jailan on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Jailan last appeared in the published SSA data in 2013, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 148 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 Jailan
Jailan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 148 births in the dataset. Jailan's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #4,476. Use the chart and map above to compare Jailan'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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