Jailen
The Story of Jailen
As a girl name
American parents first put Jailen on the record books as a girl name in 1994, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 27 Jailens were born — ranking #4,399 that year. About 58% of every Jailen on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Jailen last appeared in the published SSA data in 2018, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 299 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Jailen as a boy name dates back to 1993, when 13 babies received it. 2003 was its biggest year on record, with 94 newborns named Jailen — #1,410 in the national rankings. About 52% of every Jailen on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Jailen ranks #4,898 for boys with 20 births, gradually falling (-8%). All told, over 1K 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 Jailen
Jailen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Jailen's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #1,410. Use the chart and map above to compare Jailen'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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