Is Jalen a boy or girl name?
Jalen is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 13 girls and 659 boys were named Jalen, so 1.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 4.1% of the 41,824 US babies named Jalen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #467
- Girl rank, 2024
- #8,124
- Babies named Jalen since 1976
- 41,824
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 3,680 babies
Boys and girls named Jalen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 11,122 | 586 | 5% |
| 2000s | 20,446 | 916 | 4.3% |
| 2010s | 5,481 | 164 | 2.9% |
| 2020s | 3,038 | 45 | 1.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 659 | #467 | 13 | #8,124 |
| 2023 | 722 | #430 | 10 | #9,883 |
| 2022 | 570 | #520 | 7 | #12,774 |
| 2021 | 568 | #516 | 10 | #9,857 |
| 2020 | 519 | #547 | 5 | #16,112 |
| 2019 | 539 | #530 | 8 | #11,806 |
| 2018 | 503 | #551 | 9 | #10,912 |
| 2017 | 451 | #599 | 7 | #13,278 |
| 2016 | 481 | #576 | 11 | #9,684 |
| 2015 | 468 | #590 | 11 | #9,746 |
| 2014 | 487 | #572 | 20 | #6,297 |
| 2013 | 544 | #501 | 21 | #6,111 |
| 2012 | 581 | #470 | 15 | #7,980 |
| 2011 | 707 | #401 | 25 | #5,438 |
| 2010 | 720 | #394 | 37 | #4,059 |
| 2009 | 849 | #361 | 36 | #4,229 |
| 2008 | 1,054 | #316 | 51 | #3,286 |
| 2007 | 1,282 | #268 | 60 | #2,971 |
| 2006 | 1,591 | #228 | 54 | #3,109 |
| 2005 | 1,708 | #212 | 79 | #2,286 |
| 2004 | 2,022 | #190 | 104 | #1,826 |
| 2003 | 2,620 | #155 | 118 | #1,632 |
| 2002 | 2,686 | #145 | 115 | #1,612 |
| 2001 | 3,121 | #127 | 132 | #1,429 |
| 2000 | 3,513 | #106 | 167 | #1,198 |
| 1999 | 2,037 | #172 | 121 | #1,445 |
| 1998 | 1,588 | #204 | 100 | #1,626 |
| 1997 | 1,012 | #277 | 47 | #2,676 |
| 1996 | 1,367 | #222 | 62 | #2,186 |
| 1995 | 1,396 | #211 | 78 | #1,825 |
| 1994 | 1,698 | #183 | 72 | #1,958 |
| 1993 | 1,392 | #216 | 76 | #1,871 |
| 1992 | 612 | #378 | 30 | #3,611 |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,894 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,674 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,757 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,168 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,697 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,257 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,970 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jalen reached #106 in 2000. As a girl name, it reached #1,198 in 2000. 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 Jalen
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.