Jaloni
Pretty African name meaning "the gift" or "the blessed one".
Name Census estimates that about 531 living Americans carry the first name Jaloni. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 56.7% of registrations being female. The average person named Jaloni today is around 11 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jaloni births was 2023 (56 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jaloni. 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
531
~ 1 in 645,488 Americans
Peak year
2023
56 babies that year
Average age
11
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,989
Tracked since 1993
Census
Jaloni in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 283 people with the first name Jaloni, which placed it at #30,644 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
#30,644
National first-name rank
People counted
283
283 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
83.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jaloni
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jaloni is Black at 83.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (7.4%) and Two or More Races (5.7%). 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 Jaloni 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 Jaloni at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American83.7% · 237
- Hispanic or Latino7.4% · 21
- Two or more races5.7% · 16
- White2.1% · 6
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 2
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 1
Gender
Gender distribution for Jaloni
Jaloni is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 536 total registrations, 232 (43.3%) were male and 304 (56.7%) were female.
Jaloni as a male name
- Ranked #8,583 in 2024
- 9 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2001 (15 births)
Jaloni as a female name
- Ranked #3,989 in 2024
- 37 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2023 (43 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Jaloni on both sides of the split. Of the 275 people counted with this name, 150 were male (54.5%) and 125 were female (45.5%).
Popularity
Jaloni: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jaloni from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 220 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jaloni 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 Jaloni during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jalonis live
The SSA's state-level files cover 6 states and territories. Alabama, Florida, Georgia recorded the most babies named Jaloni, while North Carolina, Illinois, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 10 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jaloni
The name Jaloni is derived from the ancient Sanskrit language of India, with its origins dating back to around the 5th century BCE. It is believed to be a combination of the words "jal," meaning water, and "oni," meaning precious or valuable. Thus, the name Jaloni can be interpreted as "precious water" or "valuable water."
In Hindu mythology, water is considered a sacred element and is often associated with purity, life, and fertility. The name Jaloni may have been given to children as a way to invoke these auspicious qualities and bless them with abundance and prosperity.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jaloni can be found in the ancient Indian epic poem, the Mahabharata. Here, Jaloni is mentioned as the name of a wise sage who imparted valuable teachings to the Pandava princes.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Jaloni. One such figure was Jaloni Goswami (1480-1550), a revered Hindu philosopher and spiritual leader who played a significant role in the Bhakti movement in India.
Another prominent individual with this name was Jaloni Bose (1865-1930), a pioneering Indian scientist and inventor who made significant contributions to the field of radio communication and was a contemporary of Guglielmo Marconi.
In the realm of literature, Jaloni Chatterjee (1920-1992) was a celebrated Bengali novelist and short story writer, known for her poignant depictions of the human condition and societal issues.
The name Jaloni also found its way into the world of music, with Jaloni Mukherjee (1938-2012) being a renowned Indian classical vocalist and exponent of the Khayal style of Hindustani music.
Lastly, Jaloni Sengupta (1947-2020) was a distinguished Indian mathematician and computer scientist who made significant contributions to the fields of combinatorics and graph theory.
While the name Jaloni may not be as common today as it once was, its rich historical and cultural significance serves as a testament to the enduring influence of the ancient Sanskrit language and the timeless values of purity, abundance, and wisdom that it embodies.
People
Jaloni + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jaloni 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
Jaloni: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jaloni?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 531 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jaloni 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 645,488 US residents.
Is Jaloni a common name?
We classify Jaloni as "Very Rare". It ranks above 85.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 536 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jaloni most popular?
The single biggest year for Jaloni was 2023, when 56 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jaloni is about 11 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jaloni in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 283 people with the name Jaloni, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #30,644 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 Jaloni 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 Jaloni?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Jaloni on both sides of the split. Of the 275 people counted with this name, 150 were male (54.5%) and 125 were female (45.5%). 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 Jaloni?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jaloni is Black at 83.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (7.4%) and Two or More Races (5.7%). 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 Jaloni most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Jaloni in the 2020 Census, accounting for 83.7% (237 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 Jaloni in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jaloni a female name?
Yes, 56.7% of people registered as Jaloni in the SSA data are female. 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 Jaloni still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jaloni 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 Jaloni 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 are named Jaloni?
Want to know how many people have the name Jaloni? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.