unisex name
Jaylan
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 6,266
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#797
2025 births
Jaylan is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 13% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 49 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2006, when 369 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 67,664 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1989.
Jaylan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 1,101 |
| 2000s | 3,018 |
| 2010s | 1,086 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 329 |
How popular is Jaylan?
In 2025, Jaylan was given to 49 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Jaylan is used
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 Jaylan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jaylan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jaylan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jaylan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jaylan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jaylan
How popular is the name Jaylan?
In 2025, Jaylan was given to 49 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Jaylan a girl's or a boy's name?
Jaylan is used for both girls and boys. About 13% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Jaylan most popular?
Jaylan peaked in 2006, when 369 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Jaylan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jaylan currently ranks #797 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.