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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Jalene

Jalene was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1954, when it ranked 2940th; the most babies were born in 2004 (45). More babies were named Jalene in the 2000s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
200445 babies
Total since 1880
1,227babies recorded

Jalene popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few boys are given the name too: 67 since 1993.

YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020#16,1225
2010#5,86223
2000#4,01731
1990#9,5978
1980#4,81615
1970#4,11814
1960#4,01111
1950#4,9726
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Jalene, counting every spelling?

Jalene is a spelling of Jalynn, a name family that had 16 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 16 girls in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Jalynn16#6,959143

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 old are people named Jalene?

About 1,100 people born in the US named Jalene are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 22 and 52. That makes Jalene mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Jalene by state

How common Jalene was among girls born in each state in 2002–2006, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.2×), California (1.8×). In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesNY0.06Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesCA0.04Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesTX0.01Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Jalene, girls, 2002–2006. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Jalene: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jalene, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Jalene

How popular is the name Jalene?

Jalene was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1954, when it ranked 2940th; the most babies were born in 2004 (45). More babies were named Jalene in the 2000s than in any other decade.

Is Jalene a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jalene in the US.

Where was Jalene most popular?

In 2002–2006, Jalene was most common in New York (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Texas.