Jalen is an established boys' name that peaked in 2000 and has since faded.
Jalen is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #443 for boy births in the United States (and #891 across all names), given to 711 babies. Jalen was first reported in SSA data in 1976 and peaked in 2000 (3,513 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 711 | 711 | — | #443 |
| 2024 | 674 | 674 | #8,161 | #467 |
| 2023 | 736 | 736 | #9,897 | #429 |
| 2022 | 578 | 578 | #12,781 | #520 |
| 2021 | 578 | 578 | #9,858 | #517 |
| 2020 | 525 | 525 | #16,121 | #547 |
| 2019 | 547 | 547 | #11,808 | #531 |
| 2018 | 513 | 513 | #10,915 | #551 |
| 2017 | 458 | 458 | #13,283 | #599 |
| 2016 | 493 | 493 | #9,686 | #575 |
| 2015 | 479 | 479 | #9,748 | #590 |
| 2014 | 507 | 507 | #6,297 | #572 |
| 2013 | 565 | 565 | #6,113 | #501 |
| 2012 | 596 | 596 | #7,983 | #470 |
| 2011 | 732 | 732 | #5,438 | #401 |
| 2010 | 757 | 757 | #4,059 | #394 |
| 2009 | 886 | 886 | #4,229 | #361 |
| 2008 | 1,105 | 1,105 | #3,287 | #316 |
| 2007 | 1,342 | 1,342 | #2,971 | #268 |
| 2006 | 1,645 | 1,645 | #3,109 | #228 |
| 2005 | 1,787 | 1,787 | #2,287 | #212 |
| 2004 | 2,126 | 2,126 | #1,826 | #190 |
| 2003 | 2,738 | 2,738 | #1,632 | #155 |
| 2002 | 2,801 | 2,801 | #1,612 | #145 |
| 2001 | 3,253 | 3,253 | #1,429 | #127 |
| 2000 | 3,680 | 3,680 | #1,197 | #106 |
| 1999 | 2,158 | 2,158 | #1,445 | #172 |
| 1998 | 1,688 | 1,688 | #1,626 | #204 |
| 1997 | 1,059 | — | #2,676 | #277 |
| 1996 | 1,429 | — | #2,186 | #222 |
| 1995 | 1,474 | — | #1,825 | #211 |
| 1994 | 1,770 | — | #1,958 | #183 |
| 1993 | 1,468 | — | #1,871 | #216 |
| 1992 | 642 | — | #3,611 | #378 |
| 1991 | 15 | — | — | #3,894 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | — | #7,537 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | — | #6,757 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | — | #7,167 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | — | #6,696 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | — | #6,258 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | — | #5,970 |