Given name
Jaylene
“resembling a jaybird”
Jaylene is a variant of Jae. In English use, Jae carries the interpretation “resembling a jaybird.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jaylene is a variant of Jae. In English use, Jae carries the interpretation “resembling a jaybird.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1938. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jaylene through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10,208
- 75 boys · 10,133 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 483 babies
- 2025
- 162
- #1,362 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −33%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 162 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,362 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 32.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 483 in 2008. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (67). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,977 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.
Jaylene’s family of names
Jaylene has a related form in Jae. In English usage, Jaylene has a related form in Jayleen.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
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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