Jalene
The Story of Jalene
As a girl name
Jalene first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1939, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 45 Jalenes were born — ranking #3,333 that year. As of 2026, Jalene ranks #15,243 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Jalenes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jalene first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1993, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1995, when 10 Jalenes were born — ranking #5,501 that year. As of 2026, Jalene ranks #9,392 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 67 Jalenes 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 Jalene
Jalene is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1939 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Jalene's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #3,333. Use the chart and map above to compare Jalene'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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