Masculine dossier · first seen 1989
Jaylan
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2006
Peak era
2006
Peak births
321
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Jaylan
How many people are named Jaylan?
An estimated 4,643 living Americans are named Jaylan.
How rare is Jaylan?
Jaylan is very rare among babies today, with 49 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 84.7% from its 2006 peak.
How old is the typical Jaylan?
The median age of a living American named Jaylan is approximately 21 years, with most bearers falling between 16 and 26 years old.
Is Jaylan still popular?
Not especially. Jaylan has been declining since its 2006 peak and registered 49 births in 2025.
Where is Jaylan most common?
Jaylan has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appears 7.4× more often than the national baseline.
1989Peak 20062025
Peak year
2006
Decline from peak
84.7%
2025
49
All-time
4,715
Where it lives now
Jaylan is most concentrated in Mississippi — about 7.4× the national rate in the 2000s. It also runs high in Alabama and Tennessee.
States where Jaylan is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.