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Jalen Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Jalen?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Jalen, ranked the 552nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Jalen has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #106 in 2000 with 3,513 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Jalen was less than 5, most recently in 1989.

Approximately during the years 1989-1994, and 1997-2000, the name Jalen took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1994-1997, and 2001-2012.

Jalen's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Jalen for their newborn has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Jalen?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Jalen still has a solid footing and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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   Jalen (Girl)Jalen (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 9 10,843 499 552
2017 7 13,230 448 599
2016 11 9,662 481 575
2015 10 10,416 468 590
2014 20 6,290 483 574
2013 21 6,102 544 501
2012 15 7,965 580 470
2011 25 5,428 707 401
2010 37 4,055 720 393
2009 36 4,224 847 361
2008 51 3,282 1,054 316
2007 60 2,970 1,281 268
2006 54 3,106 1,591 228
2005 79 2,285 1,708 212
2004 104 1,826 2,022 190
2003 118 1,631 2,620 155
2002 115 1,612 2,686 145
2001 132 1,429 3,121 127
2000 167 1,197 3,513 106
1999 121 1,445 2,037 172
1998 100 1,625 1,587 204
1997 47 2,676 1,012 277
1996 62 2,187 1,367 222
1995 78 1,825 1,396 211
1994 72 1,958 1,698 183
1993 76 1,871 1,392 216
1992 30 3,611 612 378
1991 < 5 -- 15 3,892
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.