Jalin
Jalin was the 6610th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 1012th with 148 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 235 places. More babies were named Jalin in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Jalen) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #6,610 boys, up 607 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2001148 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,271babies recorded
What does the name Jalin mean?
Jalin is a spelling of Jalen, pronounced the same way, so it shares Jalen's meaning and origin.
Jalen is a modern American coinage, recorded for boys since the late 1970s and common from the 1990s. Wiktionary describes it as a combination of James and Len. It belongs to a group of late 20th-century names built from fashionable sounds, alongside Jaylen and Jaylon. No traditional meaning exists. Jaylen and Jaylon are later spellings, and the name is also used, less often, for girls.
How sure is this? Not documented. Modern coinage.
Related names: Jaylen, Jaylon, Jalon.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jalen', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Jalin popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #6,610 | — | 13 |
| 2020 | — | #7,217 | — | 11 |
| 2010 | #8,057 | #3,341 | 15 | 33 |
| 2000 | #3,920 | #1,181 | 32 | 116 |
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How popular is Jalin, counting every spelling?
Jalin is a spelling of Jalen, a name family that ranked #427 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #6,610 for Jalin on its own. Together these spellings went to 755 boys in 2025.
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 Jalin?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jalin (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jalin 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 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jalin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jalin?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Jalin are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 20 and 28. That makes Jalin 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jalin: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jalin, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jalin
How popular is the name Jalin?
Jalin was the 6610th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 1012th with 148 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 235 places. More babies were named Jalin in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jalin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jalin in the US.