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Jaylean

JAY-leen /dʒeɪˈlin/

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025
Not in the 2025 data · last seen 2023 (#15,194)
Babies in 2023
5 (<0.01% of girls)
Peak
#4,685 in 2006
First recorded
1998

Meaning of Jaylean

Jaylean is a modern Anglo-American feminine given name formed through the morphological blending of the element “Jay”—deriving from the conventional diminutives of Jason or the initial “J”—with the suffix “-lean,” which echoes established names such as Leanne and Elaine; its phonetic realization in General American English, JAY-leen (/dʒeɪˈlin/), follows a two-syllable structure with primary stress on the first syllable. Though absent from historical anthroponymic taxonomies, Jaylean has appeared consistently in United States Social Security Administration records since the late 1990s, commencing with five occurrences in 1999 (rank 886), reaching a usage apex of 21 instances in 2013 (rank 924), and most recently registering five occurrences in 2023 (rank 953), thereby evidencing its status as a rare yet enduring choice. Associatively, the “Jay” component is often linked to attributes of vivacity and communicative acuity, while the “-lean” suffix suggests elegance and subtlety, thus endowing the name with a balanced interplay of dynamism and refinement. Its compositional clarity and measured syllabic cadence afford it a distinctive position within contemporary naming conventions, rendering it particularly suitable for parents desiring a name that balances recognizability with innovation within the Anglo-American cultural milieu.

How to pronounce Jaylean

English

Popularity of Jaylean in the U.S.

Jaylean was last recorded in the U.S. in 2023, ranked #15,194 with 5 babies. It peaked at #4,685 in 2006. It first appears in the records in 1998.

Bar and line chart: Jaylean in the U.S., 1998–2023. Bars: girls given the name each year, most 30 in 2006 and 5 in 2023. Line: rank among girl names, peak #4,685 in 2006, #15,194 in 2023.
  • Girls named Jaylean (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1998–2023. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1998⁠–⁠2023 24 rows
Jaylean: babies and rank among girl names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2023515,194back (not recorded in 2022)
2021811,146▼ 3,587
2020147,559▲ 4,889
2019712,448▼ 3,831
2018128,617▼ 777
2017147,840▲ 1,571
2016119,411▼ 2,690
2015186,721▼ 270
2014196,451▼ 434
2013216,017▲ 1,439
2012167,456▲ 327
2011157,783▼ 2,181
2010245,602▲ 107
2009245,709▲ 2,400
2008158,109▼ 1,017
2007187,092▼ 2,407
2006304,685▲ 5,443
20051010,128▼ 1,869
2004138,259▲ 2,166
2003910,425back (not recorded in 2002)
2001515,352▼ 2,198
2000613,154▲ 1,257
1999514,411▼ 1,985
1998612,426new