Declining since 2002, #7,679 for boys today.
Popularity of Jaelin since 1992
Babies named Jaelin per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 196 | 315 |
| 2000s | 530 | 645 |
| 2010s | 162 | 237 |
| 2020s | 30 | 65 |
Meaning & origin
Jaelin first appeared on U.S. birth records in 1993, a product of the late 20th-century trend of crafting names from fashionable syllables. It reached its peak popularity in 2003, ranking 7679 by 2025, a position that reflects a 1-in-170,808 chance of selection. The name’s trajectory has been falling since 2002, suggesting it is no longer as widely chosen as in its early years. Although no specific state dominance is recorded, Jaelin fits into the broader pattern of invented names with the -lin suffix that surged in the 1990s and 2000s.
Jaelin is a modern coinage, first recorded in the United States in 1993. It belongs to a set of invented names featuring the popular -lin suffix, possibly inspired by Jalen (a name popularized by basketball player Jalen Rose in the 1990s) or Jaylin. The name has no etymological roots in older languages.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Jae, Jay, Lin
Sibling names for Jaelin
Names that share Jaelin's style, for a brother or sister.
