Jalon Boy
How popular is Jalon?
#4,706 boy name in 2025
21 baby boys were named Jalon in the US in 2025, making it the 4706th most popular boy name.
2,490living people named Jalon (est.)
25median age of people named Jalon
2,542babies named Jalon since 1880
1 in 157,873US babies born in 2025
Jalon popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,706 for boys (▲ 2121 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 21 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-42% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,148 in 2015, #4,851 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2001 (183 boys) |
| Highest rank | #872 in 2001 |
| First recorded | 1970 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jalon counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jaylen family of names ranked #212 for boys in 2025 (#207 the year before), with 1,813 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jaylen | 907 | 50% |
| Jalen | 711 | 39% |
| Jaylon | 88 | 5% |
| Jaylan | 49 | 3% |
| Jailen | 9 | 0% |
| Jalon | 21 | 1% |
| Jalin | 13 | 1% |
| Jalan | 10 | 1% |
| Jaylenn | 5 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Jalon by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43 | #3,356 |
| 1980s | 92 | #3,255 |
| 1990s | 826 | #917 |
| 2000s | 1,060 | #872 |
| 2010s | 337 | #2,631 |
| 2020s | 110 | #4,438 |
Boy names about as popular as Jalon
Questions
- Is Jalon a boy or girl name?
- Jalon is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Jalon were boys.
- How popular is the name Jalon?
- 21 baby boys were named Jalon in the US in 2025, making it the 4706th most popular boy name.
- When was Jalon most popular?
- Jalon peaked in 2001, when 183 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #872 in 2001.
- How many people are named Jalon?
- 2,542 babies have been named Jalon in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,490 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 25.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.