The first name Jaelyn
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
20th-century coinage, variant of Jaylynn.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Jaelyn last appeared in the official list in 2022, given to 4 girls. It peaked in 2012, with 4 births (#4,838).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Jaelyn with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Jaelyn at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 98 girls born in the United States were named Jaelyn, the 1,966th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2008, when 1,014 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Jaelyn
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Jaelyn FoxAmerican pornographic actress, born 1988
Questions
- What does the name Jaelyn mean?
- 20th-century coinage, variant of Jaylynn.
- How popular is the name Jaelyn?
- In 2022, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Jaelyn, ranking 4,645th. Its peak was 2012, with 4 births.
- Is Jaelyn a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 15,601 US babies named Jaelyn since 1880, 91% were girls and 9% boys.
- When was Jaelyn most popular?
- 2008 in the United States, when 1,014 babies were named Jaelyn, its highest rank at 332nd.