boy's name
Jalon
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,542
Jalon is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2001, when 183 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 157,878 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1970.
Jalon over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 49 |
| 1980s | 92 |
| 1990s | 855 |
| 2000s | 1,099 |
| 2010s | 337 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 110 |
How popular is Jalon?
In 2025, Jalon was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Jalon
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jalon also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jalon over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jalon
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jalon — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jalon
How popular is the name Jalon?
In 2025, Jalon was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Jalon a girl's or a boy's name?
Jalon is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Jalon most popular?
Jalon peaked in 2001, when 183 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Jalon a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jalon currently ranks #4,841 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.