Skip to content

The first name Jaylene

A girl’s name.

2 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

20th-century coinage from Jay + -lene ending as in Charlene, Jolene, etc.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

Jaylene last appeared in the official list in 2017, given to 3 girls.

0510 1996200020052010201520202025
3
babies named Jaylene, 1996–2025
#5,765
rank in 2017
2017
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Jaylene with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Jaylene at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 162 girls born in the United States were named Jaylene, the 1,362nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2008, when 483 were.

0250500 188018851890189519001905191019151920192519301935194019451950195519601965197019751980198519901995200020052010201520202025
10,208
babies named Jaylene since 1880
#1,362
rank in 2025
2008
peak year

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.

Questions

What does the name Jaylene mean?
20th-century coinage from Jay + -lene ending as in Charlene, Jolene, etc.
How popular is the name Jaylene?
In 2017, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Jaylene, ranking 5,765th.
Is Jaylene a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 99% of the 10,208 US babies named Jaylene since 1880 were girls.
When was Jaylene most popular?
2008 in the United States, when 483 babies were named Jaylene, its highest rank at 639th.