Given name
Jalaine
“the shining light”
Jalaine is a variant of Jelena. In Russian use, Jelena carries the interpretation “the shining light.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jalaine is a variant of Jelena. In Russian use, Jelena carries the interpretation “the shining light.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1931. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jalaine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 164
- 0 boys · 164 girls
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1988. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1974. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 251 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jalaine’s family of names
Jalaine has a related form in Jelena.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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