The first name Jalen
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
A male given name from a combination of James and Len.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 14 boys were named Jalen, making it the 1,798th most popular boys’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Jalen with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Jalen at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 711 boys born in the United States were named Jalen, the 443rd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2000, when 3,513 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 Jalen
25 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Jalen BrunsonAmerican basketball player (born 1996)
- Jalen GreenAmerican basketball player (born 2002)
- Jalen RoseAmerican basketball player (born 1973)
- Jalen WilliamsAmerican basketball player (born 2001)
- Jalen JohnsonAmerican basketball player (born December 2001)
- Jalen DurenAmerican basketball player (born 2003)
- Jalen SmithAmerican basketball player (born 2000)
- Jalen HurtsAmerican football player (born 1998)
- Jalen SuggsAmerican basketball player (born 2001)
- Jalen RamseyAmerican football player (born 1994)
- Jalen PickettAmerican basketball player (born 1999)
- Jalen HarrisAmerican basketball player (born 1998)
Questions
- How popular is the name Jalen?
- In 2025, 14 boys born in England and Wales were named Jalen, ranking 1,798th.
- Is Jalen a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 96% of the 42,547 US babies named Jalen since 1880 were boys.
- When was Jalen most popular?
- 2000 in the United States, when 3,513 babies were named Jalen, its highest rank at 106th.