Is Jalyn a boy or girl name?
Jalyn is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 9 girls and 16 boys were named Jalyn, so 36% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 73% of the 6,601 US babies named Jalyn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,742
- Girl rank, 2024
- #10,583
- Babies named Jalyn since 1955
- 6,601
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 463 babies
Boys and girls named Jalyn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 37 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 59 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 114 | 100% |
| 1990s | 429 | 1,159 | 73% |
| 2000s | 962 | 2,734 | 74% |
| 2010s | 306 | 630 | 67.3% |
| 2020s | 86 | 80 | 48.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16 | #5,742 | 9 | #10,583 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,522 | 19 | #6,260 |
| 2022 | 20 | #4,917 | 14 | #7,787 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,861 | 16 | #7,074 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,817 | 22 | #5,549 |
| 2019 | 31 | #3,595 | 24 | #5,360 |
| 2018 | 22 | #4,525 | 29 | #4,704 |
| 2017 | 23 | #4,379 | 36 | #4,100 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,167 | 28 | #4,907 |
| 2015 | 20 | #4,788 | 43 | #3,623 |
| 2014 | 28 | #3,728 | 64 | #2,723 |
| 2013 | 24 | #4,117 | 80 | #2,315 |
| 2012 | 32 | #3,414 | 79 | #2,362 |
| 2011 | 51 | #2,455 | 104 | #1,918 |
| 2010 | 61 | #2,181 | 143 | #1,558 |
| 2009 | 60 | #2,210 | 143 | #1,578 |
| 2008 | 66 | #2,098 | 206 | #1,230 |
| 2007 | 83 | #1,776 | 225 | #1,143 |
| 2006 | 98 | #1,530 | 279 | #939 |
| 2005 | 108 | #1,384 | 277 | #906 |
| 2004 | 99 | #1,429 | 307 | #819 |
| 2003 | 108 | #1,299 | 355 | #721 |
| 2002 | 105 | #1,290 | 283 | #826 |
| 2001 | 122 | #1,138 | 316 | #758 |
| 2000 | 113 | #1,203 | 343 | #688 |
| 1999 | 81 | #1,440 | 233 | #907 |
| 1998 | 66 | #1,589 | 197 | #1,012 |
| 1997 | 62 | #1,634 | 140 | #1,267 |
| 1996 | 74 | #1,417 | 133 | #1,300 |
| 1995 | 56 | #1,636 | 129 | #1,296 |
| 1994 | 44 | #1,910 | 127 | #1,334 |
| 1993 | 35 | #2,232 | 112 | #1,439 |
| 1992 | 11 | #5,027 | 51 | #2,491 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,260 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,933 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 12 | #6,696 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 12 | #6,422 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,716 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,275 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,713 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,009 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,365 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,674 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,685 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,482 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,701 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,315 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,846 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,932 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,909 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,879 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,408 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,680 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,623 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,304 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,375 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,965 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,212 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jalyn reached #1,138 in 2001. As a girl name, it reached #688 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 Jalyn
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.