Is Jailen a boy or girl name?

Jailen is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,697 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 17.6% were girls and 82.4% were boys.

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Jailen

Recorded 1993–2025 · United States

Jailen was most popular in 2003, when 111 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,950 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,697 people named Jailen.

Jailen over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jailen’s peak in 2003. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jailen a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jailen is mostly a boy’s name — 17.6% of the 1,697 Americans given it were girls and 82.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 7% girls and 93% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Jailen

Where Jailen is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org