Jalon
Jalon was the 4775th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 874th with 183 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,591 places. More babies were named Jalon in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Jalen) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #4,775 boys, up 158 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 21boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2001183 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,542babies recorded
What does the name Jalon mean?
Jalon 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
Jalon popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 74 since 1974.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,775 | 21 |
| 2020 | #4,933 | 19 |
| 2010 | #2,653 | 46 |
| 2000 | #960 | 159 |
| 1990 | #3,684 | 16 |
| 1980 | #3,329 | 13 |
| 1970 | #5,042 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jalon, counting every spelling?
Jalon is a spelling of Jalen, a name family that ranked #427 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,775 for Jalon 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 Jalon?
21 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jalon (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jalon 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 401 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jalon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jalon?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Jalon are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 19 and 29. That makes Jalon 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 Jalon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jalon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jalon
How popular is the name Jalon?
Jalon was the 4775th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 874th with 183 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,591 places. More babies were named Jalon in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jalon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jalon in the US.