Given name
Jalin
“one who is calm; a healer”·“one who heals others; one who is tranquil”
Jalin 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
Jalin 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
Jalin 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 1991. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jalin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,271
- 1,800 boys · 471 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 178 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #6,610 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −10%
- Steady
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 96% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,610 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 1.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 148 in 2001. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,913 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: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jalin
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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