Given name
Jalene
“one who is calm; a healer”·“one who heals others; one who is tranquil”
Jalene 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
Jalene 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
Jalene 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 1939. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jalene through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,227
- 67 boys · 1,160 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 45 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 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 45 in 2004. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,132 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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