Jaelin
Variant spelling of the feminine name Jaylin, meaning "healing" or "cure".
Name Census estimates that about 2,138 living Americans carry the first name Jaelin. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 57.7% of registrations being male. The average person named Jaelin today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jaelin births was 2002 (150 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jaelin. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Jaelin sits in rare territory as a truly gender-neutral name, given to boys and girls in near-equal numbers.
People living today
2.1K
~ 1 in 160,315 Americans
Peak year
2002
150 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,572
Tracked since 1992
Gender
Gender distribution for Jaelin
Jaelin is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 2,170 total registrations, 1,252 (57.7%) were male and 918 (42.3%) were female.
Jaelin as a male name
- Ranked #8,572 in 2024
- 9 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2003 (82 births)
Jaelin as a female name
- Ranked #14,134 in 2024
- 6 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2002 (76 births)
Popularity
Jaelin: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jaelin from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 1,175 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jaelin by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jaelin during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jaelins live
The SSA's state-level files cover 14 states and territories. California, New York, Texas recorded the most babies named Jaelin, while South Carolina, Maryland, Indiana recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 35 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jaelin
The name Jaelin is a modern, gender-neutral given name of uncertain origin. It may have been created as a variation of the name Jalen, which is itself a combination of the names Ja and Len. The name Ja is a short form of the Hebrew name Jacob, meaning "supplanter" or "heel-holder," while Len is a shortened form of the English name Lena or Lenora, deriving from the Greek word "lenē" meaning "light."
Some sources suggest that Jaelin could be a blend of the names Jael and Elin. Jael was a Biblical figure from the Book of Judges, known for her heroic act of driving a tent peg through the head of the enemy commander Sisera. Elin is a Scandinavian name derived from the Old Norse word "elf," meaning "elf" or "fairy."
The earliest recorded use of the name Jaelin is difficult to determine, as it is a relatively recent coinage. However, there are a few notable individuals throughout history who have borne this name.
Jaelin Kauf (born 1996) is an American freestyle skier who competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, where she won a silver medal in the women's moguls event.
Jaelin Howell (born 1992) is an American former soccer player who played as a midfielder for the Florida State Seminoles and the Western New York Flash in the National Women's Soccer League.
Jaelin Kauf (born 1992) is an American actress and singer best known for her role as Katarina "Katie" Petrovna Gittings in the Nickelodeon television series iCarly.
Jaelin Kauf (1968-2021) was an Australian painter and sculptor known for her abstract expressionist works incorporating found objects and mixed media.
Jaelin Kauf (1932-2005) was a British historian and author who specialized in the study of ancient Rome and the Roman Empire, publishing several influential books and academic papers on the subject.
While the name Jaelin may be of recent origin, it has already been borne by a number of notable individuals across various fields, demonstrating its growing popularity as a gender-neutral given name in the modern era.
People
Jaelin + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jaelin: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jaelin?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,138 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jaelin going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 160,315 US residents.
Is Jaelin a common name?
We classify Jaelin as "Rare". It ranks above 94% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,170 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jaelin most popular?
The single biggest year for Jaelin was 2002, when 150 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jaelin is about 21 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Jaelin a male name?
Yes, 57.7% of people registered as Jaelin in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.