Is Jaelyn a boy or girl name?
Jaelyn is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 135 girls and 31 boys were named Jaelyn, so 81.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 91.1% of the 15,482 US babies named Jaelyn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,625
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,568
- Babies named Jaelyn since 1963
- 15,482
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 1,090 babies
Boys and girls named Jaelyn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 14 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 66 | 100% |
| 1990s | 174 | 1,139 | 86.7% |
| 2000s | 595 | 6,675 | 91.8% |
| 2010s | 435 | 5,205 | 92.3% |
| 2020s | 177 | 997 | 84.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31 | #3,625 | 135 | #1,568 |
| 2023 | 39 | #3,140 | 173 | #1,311 |
| 2022 | 26 | #4,131 | 203 | #1,181 |
| 2021 | 43 | #2,882 | 232 | #1,079 |
| 2020 | 38 | #3,046 | 254 | #1,003 |
| 2019 | 27 | #3,940 | 270 | #970 |
| 2018 | 37 | #3,126 | 328 | #828 |
| 2017 | 38 | #3,089 | 406 | #708 |
| 2016 | 32 | #3,471 | 493 | #609 |
| 2015 | 40 | #2,937 | 490 | #602 |
| 2014 | 35 | #3,177 | 446 | #640 |
| 2013 | 43 | #2,733 | 496 | #579 |
| 2012 | 45 | #2,695 | 651 | #471 |
| 2011 | 66 | #2,043 | 760 | #417 |
| 2010 | 72 | #1,943 | 865 | #369 |
| 2009 | 102 | #1,584 | 942 | #348 |
| 2008 | 76 | #1,908 | 1,014 | #332 |
| 2007 | 64 | #2,124 | 905 | #360 |
| 2006 | 61 | #2,133 | 722 | #442 |
| 2005 | 51 | #2,312 | 606 | #501 |
| 2004 | 56 | #2,116 | 576 | #505 |
| 2003 | 56 | #2,042 | 528 | #535 |
| 2002 | 41 | #2,446 | 510 | #538 |
| 2001 | 39 | #2,508 | 460 | #563 |
| 2000 | 49 | #2,070 | 412 | #617 |
| 1999 | 41 | #2,243 | 317 | #714 |
| 1998 | 59 | #1,728 | 234 | #901 |
| 1997 | 26 | #2,933 | 164 | #1,140 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,486 | 129 | #1,321 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,631 | 106 | #1,498 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,234 | 77 | #1,844 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,519 | 60 | #2,200 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,811 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,368 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,112 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,115 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 10 | #7,332 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 7 | #9,157 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,015 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,792 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,564 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,388 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,528 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,138 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,268 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,003 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jaelyn reached #1,584 in 2009. As a girl name, it reached #332 in 2008. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jaelyn
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.