Given name
Jalana
“one who is calm; a healer”·“one who heals others; one who is tranquil”
Jalana 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
Jalana 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
Jalana 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 1963. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jalana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 344
- 0 boys · 344 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #15,888 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −11%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 15,888 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 19 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 316 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.