Given name
Jaylan
“one who is calm; a healer”·“one who heals others; one who is tranquil”
Jaylan 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
Jaylan 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
Jaylan 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 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jaylan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,539
- 4,715 boys · 824 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 369 babies
- 2025
- 49
- #2,658 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −32%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 90% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 49 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,658 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 25.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 321 in 2006. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,493 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 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Jaylan
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Jaylan, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Jaylen
“one who is calm; a healer” · “one who heals others; one who is tranquil”
91% boys · 9% girls
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Jaiden
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Jezreel
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Jalein
>99% boys
Kaelan
“a mighty warrior”
85% boys · 15% girls
Jayden
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“from the hollow near the hill; one of twins”
>99% boys