Given name & surname
Jalan
“one who is calm; a healer”·“one who heals others; one who is tranquil”
Jalan is a variant of Jalen. Interpretations include “one who is calm; a healer” (American) and “one who heals others; one who is tranquil” (American). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jalan is a variant of Jalen. Interpretations include “one who is calm; a healer” (American) and “one who heals others; one who is tranquil” (American). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jalan is a variant of Jalen. An origin associated with Jalen is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jalan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 981
- 911 boys · 70 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 89 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #7,895 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −4%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,895 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 79 in 2000. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 901 as a first name in 2020; 200 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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