Jaylan
Jaylan is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Jaylan Ford, American football linebacker Jaylan Hankins, Gibraltarian footballer Jaylan Pearman
Meaning & Origin of Jaylan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jaylan is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Jaylan Ford, American football linebacker Jaylan Hankins, Gibraltarian footballer Jaylan Pearman
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The Story of Jaylan
As a girl name
Jaylan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1992, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 55 Jaylans were born — ranking #2,671 that year. As of 2026, Jaylan ranks #12,237 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 824 Jaylans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jaylan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1989, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 321 Jaylans were born — ranking #693 that year. As of 2026, Jaylan ranks #3,245 for boys with 37 births, falling sharply (-32%). In total, more than 5K Jaylans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jaylan
Jaylan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Jaylan's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #632. Use the chart and map above to compare Jaylan'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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