Jalyn
Dutasteride/tamsulosin, sold under the brand name Jalyn among others, is a medication produced by GlaxoSmithKline for the treatment of adult male symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). It is a combination of two previously existing medications: dutasteride, brand name Avodart, and tamsulosin, brand name Flomax. It contains 0.5 mg of dutasteride and 0.4 mg of tamsulosin hydrochloride.
Meaning & Origin of Jalyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dutasteride/tamsulosin, sold under the brand name Jalyn among others, is a medication produced by GlaxoSmithKline for the treatment of adult male symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). It is a combination of two previously existing medications: dutasteride, brand name Avodart, and tamsulosin, brand name Flomax. It contains 0.5 mg of dutasteride and 0.4 mg of tamsulosin hydrochloride.
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The Story of Jalyn
As a girl name
Jalyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1955, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2003: 355 births, good for #721 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 57% of all recorded Jalyns. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #9,066 among girl names with 9 births, falling sharply (-52%). In total, more than 5K Jalyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Jalyn as a boy name dates back to 1992, when 11 babies received it. 2001 was its biggest year on record, with 122 newborns named Jalyn — #1,137 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 53% of all recorded Jalyns. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,900 among boy names with 20 births, holding steady (-5%). In total, more than 2K Jalyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jalyn
Jalyn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1955 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Jalyn's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #688. Use the chart and map above to compare Jalyn'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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