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Jaelyn

Pronounced JH EY1 L AE1 N (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 2008
  • 70 years in use
  • 21 spellings
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How popular is Jaelyn?

Jaelyn is a girls' name, and first appears in 1955. It has been given to 68,007 children — the 458th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 59% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2008, when 4,179 children were given it.

21 other spellings are counted in that total — Jaylynn, Jaelynn, Jaylin and 18 more — because they are pronounced identically.

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20084,179

Spelling variants

These spellings sound identical to Jaelyn and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

  • Jaylynn
  • Jaelynn
  • Jaylin
  • Jaylyn
  • Jaylen
  • Jalyn
  • Jalynn
  • Jalen
  • Jaelin
  • Jaylan
  • Jaylinn
  • Jalin
  • Jaelynne
  • Jaylynne
  • Jalynne
  • Jaelen
  • Jaylinne
  • Jayelynn
  • Jaelan
  • Jaelinn
  • Jaylann

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
JH EY1 L AE1 N · JH EY1 L EH1 N · JH EY1 L IH1 N · Y AA1 L EH1 N · Y AA1 L IH1 N
Stress pattern:
11 · 11 · 11 · 11 · 11
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Jaelyn

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Jaelyn

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Jaelyn?
Jaelyn ranks 458th among girls' names in US records, with 68,007 births since 1955. Over the past decade it accounts for 13,721.
Is Jaelyn a unisex name?
No. Jaelyn is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Jaelyn most popular?
2008, when 4,179 children were given the name. It has been in use for 70 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Jaelyn spelled?
Jaylynn, Jaelynn, Jaylin, Jaylyn, Jaylen, Jalyn, Jalynn, Jalen, Jaelin, Jaylan, Jaylinn, Jalin, Jaelynne, Jaylynne, Jalynne, Jaelen, Jaylinne, Jayelynn, Jaelan, Jaelinn, Jaylann. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.