Jayleen
Jayleen was the 1098th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 218 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 390th; the most babies were born in 2011 (802). Over the last ten years it has moved down 673 places. More babies were named Jayleen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it jay-LEEN /dʒeɪˈlin/
- Rank in 2025
- #1,098 girls, down 549 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 218girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2011802 babies
- Total since 1880
- 13,247babies recorded
What does the name Jayleen mean?
Jayleen is a 20th-century American coinage, a variant of Jaylene, according to Wiktionary. It combines Jay- with the -leen ending of names such as Kathleen and Colleen. Because it is built from name sounds rather than a word, it has no meaning of its own. US records show Jayleen from 1954, most common around 2010. Jaylene, Jaylin and Jaylee belong to the same family of modern Jay- names.
How sure is this? Not documented. Modern coinage.
Related names: Jaylene, Jaylin, Jaylee.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jayleen' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Jayleen popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 199 since 1994.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,098 | 218 |
| 2020 | #549 | 543 |
| 2010 | #455 | 679 |
| 2000 | #1,607 | 110 |
| 1990 | #6,260 | 14 |
| 1980 | #4,820 | 15 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jayleen, counting every spelling?
Jayleen is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #340 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,098 for Jayleen on its own. Together these spellings went to 973 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jayleen | 218 | #1,098 | 1,868 |
| Jaylene | 162 | #1,362 | 1,026 |
| Jaelynn | 121 | #1,696 | 908 |
| Jaelyn | 98 | #1,966 | 843 |
| Jaylynn | 92 | #2,054 | 572 |
| Jailyn | 72 | #2,469 | 533 |
| Jailyne | 57 | #2,945 | 406 |
| Jaylyn | 42 | #3,608 | 282 |
| Jailynn | 42 | #3,606 | 210 |
| Jailene | 22 | #5,626 | 161 |
| Jayline | 18 | #6,421 | 154 |
| Jeilyn | 11 | #9,128 | 55 |
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 Jayleen?
218 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jayleen (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jayleen 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 39 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jayleen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jayleen?
About 12,900 people born in the US named Jayleen are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 8 and 17. That makes Jayleen 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.
Jayleen by state
How common Jayleen was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (3.8×), Arizona (2.6×), Nevada (2.2×), Texas (2.0×). In 29 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
These names rose and fell in step with Jayleen: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jayleen, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Jayleen · Sibling names for Jayleen
Questions about the name Jayleen
How popular is the name Jayleen?
Jayleen was the 1098th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 218 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 390th; the most babies were born in 2011 (802). Over the last ten years it has moved down 673 places. More babies were named Jayleen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jayleen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jayleen in the US.
Where is Jayleen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jayleen was most common in California (0.87 per 1,000 girls), followed by Arizona and Nevada.