Given name
Jaylon
“one who is calm; a healer”·“one who heals others; one who is tranquil”
Jaylon 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
Jaylon 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
Jaylon 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 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jaylon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10,442
- 10,190 boys · 252 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 661 babies
- 2025
- 88
- #1,816 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −27%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 88 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,816 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 26.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 646 in 2002. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,119 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 1
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 Jaylon
- Jaylon TysonAmerican basketball player (born 2002)
- Jaylon FergusonAmerican football player (1995–2022)
- Jaylon SmithAmerican football player (born 1995)born 1994
- Jaylon BrownAmerican basketball player (born 1994)
- Jaylon JohnsonAmerican football player (born 1999)
- Jaylon TateAmerican basketball player (born 1995)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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