Jaleen
A feminine name of Arabic origin meaning "soaring above" or "superior".
Name Census estimates that about 701 living Americans carry the first name Jaleen. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 52.5% of registrations being male. The average person named Jaleen today is around 28 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jaleen births was 2001 (56 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jaleen. 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.
People living today
701
~ 1 in 488,951 Americans
Peak year
2001
56 babies that year
Average age
28
years old
2019 SSA rank
#12,385
Tracked since 1957
Census
Jaleen in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 697 people with the first name Jaleen, which placed it at #16,253 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#16,253
National first-name rank
People counted
697
697 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
40.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jaleen
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jaleen is Black at 40.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (30.0%) and White (21.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jaleen described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jaleen at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American40.3% · 281
- Hispanic or Latino30.0% · 209
- White21.2% · 148
- Two or more races4.4% · 31
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.0% · 21
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 7
Gender
Gender distribution for Jaleen
Jaleen is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 724 total registrations, 380 (52.5%) were male and 344 (47.5%) were female.
Jaleen as a male name
- Ranked #12,945 in 2019
- 5 male births in 2019
- Peak: 2001 (42 births)
Jaleen as a female name
- Ranked #12,385 in 2014
- 8 female births in 2014
- Peak: 2005 (21 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Jaleen on both sides of the split. Of the 695 people counted with this name, 249 were male (35.8%) and 446 were female (64.2%).
Popularity
Jaleen: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jaleen from the 1950s through to the 2010s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 327 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
Jaleen 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 Jaleen during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jaleens live
The SSA's state-level files cover 8 states and territories. New York, North Carolina, Michigan recorded the most babies named Jaleen, while Tennessee, Illinois, Mississippi recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 9 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jaleen
The name Jaleen is of Arabic origin, derived from the word "jaleel" which means "noble" or "sublime." The name can be traced back to the 7th century AD, during the rise of Islam and the spread of the Arabic language across the Middle East and North Africa.
In Islamic culture, Jaleen was often given to individuals who were highly respected or held in high esteem. The name can be found in various historical texts and records from the medieval Islamic world, including chronicles and literary works.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jaleen can be found in the writings of the 9th century Arab philosopher and polymath, Al-Kindi. He mentioned a scholar named Jaleen ibn Abi Jaleen, who was renowned for his expertise in philosophy and mathematics.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Jaleen. One such individual was Jaleen al-Rumi (1207-1273), a renowned Persian poet and Sufi mystic. His poetic works, such as the Masnavi, have had a profound influence on Islamic literature and spirituality.
Another prominent figure was Jaleen al-Din Rumi (1207-1273), a Persian scholar and philosopher who is considered one of the most influential figures in Sufism. His teachings and writings, particularly the Mathnawi, have been widely studied and revered throughout the Islamic world.
In the 14th century, Jaleen al-Baghdadi (1334-1412) was a prominent Arab scholar and mathematician. He made significant contributions to the fields of astronomy and geometry, and his works were widely studied in the Islamic world.
During the Ottoman Empire, Jaleen Pasha (1516-1567) was a prominent military commander and statesman. He served as the Grand Vizier (chief minister) under Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and played a crucial role in the expansion and administration of the Ottoman territories.
It is worth noting that while these historical figures are from different eras and regions, they all shared the common trait of being highly respected and esteemed individuals within their respective fields and societies, reflecting the meaning of the name Jaleen.
People
Jaleen + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jaleen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jaleen: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jaleen?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 701 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jaleen 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 488,951 US residents.
Is Jaleen a common name?
We classify Jaleen as "Very Rare". It ranks above 87.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 724 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jaleen most popular?
The single biggest year for Jaleen was 2001, when 56 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jaleen is about 28 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jaleen in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 697 people with the name Jaleen, or 0.23 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #16,253 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jaleen in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jaleen?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Jaleen on both sides of the split. Of the 695 people counted with this name, 249 were male (35.8%) and 446 were female (64.2%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jaleen?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jaleen is Black at 40.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (30.0%) and White (21.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jaleen most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Jaleen in the 2020 Census, accounting for 40.3% (281 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jaleen in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jaleen a male name?
Yes, 52.5% of people registered as Jaleen 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.
Is Jaleen still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jaleen in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jaleen can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How many people share the name Jaleen?
Find out how many Americans are named Jaleen on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.