Jalen
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology.
Babies a year
453
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#443
up from #467
UK popularity
#1798
14 babies
How Jalen has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #590 |
| 2016 | #576 |
| 2017 | #599 |
| 2018 | #551 |
| 2019 | #530 |
| 2020 | #548 |
| 2021 | #517 |
| 2022 | #524 |
| 2023 | #431 |
| 2024 | #467 |
| 2025 | #443 |
In 2025, 14 babies in England and Wales were named Jalen. In the US, 453 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 3,513 in 2000.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Jalen was most common in 2000, when it went to 0.17% of American babies of that sex.
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