Jalen

Boy name

Jalen has been given to 42,547 babies in the U.S. since 1976. It peaked in 2000 and currently ranks #443 for boys (2025).

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

42,547

Peak year

2000 (3,680 babies)

Rank in 2025

#443 for boys

First recorded

1976

10-year trend

▲ +48%

Gender split

4% girls / 96% boys

Jalen Brunson

American basketball player (born 1996)

Jalen Green

American basketball player (born 2002)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Jalen.

43,362 babies since 1880

43,615 babies since 1914

43,662 babies since 1900

40,573 babies since 1948

40,461 babies since 1911

44,816 babies since 1889

39,403 babies since 1882

38,674 babies since 1880

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