Jaylen
Boy · JAY-len · Modern
Jaylen is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 799th for boys in the UK (46 babies) and 361st for boys in the US (907 babies).
Where does Jaylen come from?
Modern: spelling of Jalen, a modern American name
- Say it
- JAY-len
More on Wiktionary.
Is Jaylen a girl's or a boy's name?
Jaylen is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 46 boys in the UK and 35 girls and 907 boys in the US.
How popular is Jaylen in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #799among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 46about 1 in 6,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 46 boys in the UK were named Jaylen, making it the 799th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 812th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 67 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Jaylen than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Jaylen in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 66 boys in the UK were given Jaylen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #581, up from #799 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 745th in England and Wales.
Jaylen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46 | #799 |
| 2024 | 57 | #697 |
| 2023 | 67 | #611 |
| 2022 | 56 | #691 |
| 2021 | 55 | #716 |
| 2020 | 42 | #812 |
| 2019 | 48 | #756 |
| 2018 | 50 | #755 |
| 2017 | 53 | #727 |
| 2016 | 35 | #956 |
| 2015 | 49 | #732 |
| 2014 | 60 | #646 |
| 2013 | 54 | #685 |
| 2012 | 45 | #790 |
| 2011 | 60 | #635 |
| 2010 | 42 | #786 |
| 2009 | 43 | #760 |
| 2008 | 33 | #905 |
| 2007 | 28 | #973 |
| 2006 | 16 | #1,369 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,445 |
| 2004 | 10 | #1,688 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
How popular is Jaylen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #361among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 907about 1 in 1,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 907 boys in the US were named Jaylen, making it the 361st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 319th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 2,236 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991. 35 girls were also named Jaylen in 2025 (4,066th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Jaylen than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Jaylen in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,028 boys in the US were given Jaylen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #198, up from #361 for this spelling alone.
Jaylen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 907 | #361 |
| 2024 | 1,066 | #323 |
| 2023 | 1,245 | #270 |
| 2022 | 1,053 | #319 |
| 2021 | 1,045 | #317 |
| 2020 | 1,037 | #319 |
| 2019 | 998 | #336 |
| 2018 | 983 | #340 |
| 2017 | 995 | #342 |
| 2016 | 901 | #369 |
| 2015 | 1,004 | #343 |
| 2014 | 1,097 | #317 |
| 2013 | 1,200 | #291 |
| 2012 | 1,434 | #256 |
| 2011 | 1,727 | #206 |
| 2010 | 1,812 | #203 |
| 2009 | 2,236 | #175 |
| 2008 | 2,156 | #185 |
| 2007 | 2,085 | #193 |
| 2006 | 2,077 | #191 |
| 2005 | 1,999 | #194 |
| 2004 | 1,791 | #205 |
| 2003 | 1,814 | #203 |
| 2002 | 1,598 | #215 |
| 2001 | 1,426 | #238 |
| 2000 | 1,514 | #224 |
| 1999 | 980 | #293 |
| 1998 | 758 | #349 |
| 1997 | 451 | #477 |
| 1996 | 426 | #495 |
| 1995 | 385 | #520 |
| 1994 | 357 | #541 |
| 1993 | 238 | #666 |
| 1992 | 101 | #1,090 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
Names like Jaylen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jayden Jaxon Hudson Jax Jenson Grayson Kayden Jonah Mason Noah Austin Rowan
Other spellings of Jaylen
Jalen Jaylan Jaylin Jaylon Jalon Jaylyn Jaelyn Jaelen Jaylynn Jalin Jailyn
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