Given name
Jalyn
“one who is calm; a healer”·“one who heals others; one who is tranquil”
Jalyn 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
Jalyn 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
Jalyn 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 1955. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jalyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,622
- 1,795 boys · 4,827 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 463 babies
- 2025
- 20
- #7,379 for boys · #10,441 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −39%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 48% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,379 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 21.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 122 in 2001. It also appeared in 9 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,644 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 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Jalyn
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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