Girl’s name · American English

Jalynn

How to say it: juh-LIN · /dʒəˈlɪn/

Modern coinage, variant of Jailyn/Jalyn; blending Ja- with suffix -lynn. No established etymology.

Jalynn was the 5,494th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 16 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are down about 76% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #11,535 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#5,494for girls in 2025
1 in 207,208US babies
16born in 2025
#11,535projected for 2030
2000sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Jalynn
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#5,494
Babies born in 202516
Share of births1 in 207,208
Peak decade2000s
Change over 10 years−76%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#11,535

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Jalynn peaked in the 2000s and is less common today.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 134 per million births, 2000s.

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Nicknames

  • Jai
  • Lynn

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In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Jalynn is about under 1 in 200.

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