Jalen Boy
How popular is Jalen?
#442 boy name in 2025
711 baby boys were named Jalen in the US in 2025, making it the 442nd most popular boy name.
Jalen popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #442 for boys (▲ 25 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 711 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+52% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #590 in 2015, #547 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2000 (3,513 boys) |
| Highest rank | #106 in 2000 |
| First recorded | 1976 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.5% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jalen counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jaylen family of names ranked #212 for boys in 2025 (#207 the year before), with 1,813 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jaylen | 907 | 50% |
| Jalen | 711 | 39% |
| Jaylon | 88 | 5% |
| Jaylan | 49 | 3% |
| Jailen | 9 | 0% |
| Jalon | 21 | 1% |
| Jalin | 13 | 1% |
| Jalan | 10 | 1% |
| Jaylenn | 5 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Jalen is most popular
Babies named Jalen per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Pennsylvania: 0.8 per 1,000 (207 boys)
- Alabama: 0.7 per 1,000 (74 boys)
- Louisiana: 0.7 per 1,000 (68 boys)
- Mississippi: 0.6 per 1,000 (35 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.6 per 1,000 (124 boys)
Jalen by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10 | #5,585 |
| 1980s | 16 | #6,260 |
| 1990s | 11,123 | #172 |
| 2000s | 20,447 | #106 |
| 2010s | 5,483 | #394 |
| 2020s | 3,757 | #429 |
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Questions
- Is Jalen a boy or girl name?
- Jalen is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Jalen were boys.
- How popular is the name Jalen?
- 711 baby boys were named Jalen in the US in 2025, making it the 442nd most popular boy name.
- When was Jalen most popular?
- Jalen peaked in 2000, when 3,513 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #106 in 2000.
- How many people are named Jalen?
- 42,547 babies have been named Jalen in the US since 1880. We estimate about 41,836 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 24.
- Where is Jalen most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Jalen was most common in Pennsylvania, at 0.8 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.