Jalen
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JAY-len
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,859 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #442 for boys
Jalen is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,859th for boys in the UK (14 babies) and 442nd for boys in the US (711 babies).
Where does Jalen come from?
Modern: modern American name
More on Wiktionary.
Is Jalen a girl's or a boy's name?
Jalen is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the UK and 711 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jalen in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,859th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14 about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 32% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were named Jalen, making it the 1,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,052nd.
2025 had the most boys named Jalen of any year since it first appeared, in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Jalen in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 66 boys in the UK were given Jalen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #581, up from #1,859 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,795th in England and Wales.
Jalen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #1,859 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,052 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,033 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
How popular is Jalen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 442nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 711 about 1 in 2,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 711 boys in the US were named Jalen, making it the 442nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 547th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 3,513 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the boys named Jalen in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,028 boys in the US were given Jalen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #198, up from #442 for this spelling alone.
Jalen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 711 | #442 |
| 2024 | 661 | #467 |
| 2023 | 726 | #429 |
| 2022 | 571 | #519 |
| 2021 | 568 | #516 |
| 2020 | 520 | #547 |
| 2019 | 539 | #531 |
| 2018 | 504 | #551 |
| 2017 | 451 | #599 |
| 2016 | 482 | #575 |
| 2015 | 468 | #590 |
| 2014 | 487 | #572 |
| 2013 | 544 | #501 |
| 2012 | 581 | #470 |
| 2011 | 707 | #401 |
| 2010 | 720 | #394 |
| 2009 | 850 | #361 |
| 2008 | 1,054 | #316 |
| 2007 | 1,282 | #268 |
| 2006 | 1,591 | #228 |
| 2005 | 1,708 | #212 |
| 2004 | 2,022 | #190 |
| 2003 | 2,620 | #155 |
| 2002 | 2,686 | #145 |
| 2001 | 3,121 | #127 |
| 2000 | 3,513 | #106 |
| 1999 | 2,037 | #172 |
| 1998 | 1,588 | #204 |
| 1997 | 1,012 | #277 |
| 1996 | 1,367 | #222 |
| 1995 | 1,396 | #211 |
| 1994 | 1,698 | #183 |
| 1993 | 1,392 | #216 |
| 1992 | 612 | #378 |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,806 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
Names like Jalen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jayden, Jaxon, Kayden, Jonah, Hudson, Mason, Jenson, Grayson, Logan, Noah, Austin, Jax
Other spellings of Jalen
Jaylen, Jaylan, Jaylin, Jaylon, Jalon, Jaylyn, Jaelyn, Jaelen, Jaylynn, Jalin, Jailyn
Names related to Jalen
More Modern names
Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn, Ailani, Kayson
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Jalen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jalen, updated 20 October 2026.