Jailon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JAY-len
- Origin
- Modern
Jailon is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Jailon come from?
Modern: spelling of Jailen, itself a variant of Jalen, a modern American coinage
Meaning borrowed from Jailen.
Is Jailon a girl's or a boy's name?
Jailon is a boys' name.
How popular is Jailon in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 25 boys. It first appears in the records in 1995.
Half of all the boys named Jailon in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jailon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 19 | #4,806 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,521 |
| 2005 | 19 | #4,459 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 25 | #3,445 |
| 2001 | 24 | #3,507 |
| 2000 | 25 | #3,293 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,409 |
| 1997 | 16 | #4,054 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,871 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
Names like Jailon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jaylen, Jayden, Jackson, Javon, Jaxton, Jayvon, Dawson, Hudson, Mason, Daxton, Easton, Simon
Names related to Jailon
Jaylon, Jaloni, Jailen, Jalon, Jalin, Jayleon, Jaelon, Jailan
More Modern names
Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jailon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jailon, updated 20 October 2026.