Jalena
Jalena was the 8570th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 3016th; the most babies were born in 2007 (54). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,025 places. More babies were named Jalena in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,570 girls, down 1,525 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200754 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,110babies recorded
Jalena popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,570 | 12 |
| 2020 | #7,045 | 16 |
| 2010 | #4,060 | 37 |
| 2000 | #5,379 | 21 |
| 1990 | #6,611 | 13 |
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How popular is Jalena, counting every spelling?
Jalena is the most common spelling of a name family that had 12 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 12 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jalena | 12 | #8,570 | 87 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jalena?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jalena (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jalena born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jalena.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jalena?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Jalena are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 14 and 28. That makes Jalena mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jalena by state
How common Jalena was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Jalena
How popular is the name Jalena?
Jalena was the 8570th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 3016th; the most babies were born in 2007 (54). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,025 places. More babies were named Jalena in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jalena a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jalena in the US.
Where is Jalena most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jalena was most common in Pennsylvania (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and New York.