Jaelyn
Jaelyn is a girl's name of Contemporary origin.
Meaning
Supplanter or modern phonetic combination.
Origin and history
Jaelyn is a modern American name created by combining the popular name prefix Jae or Jae- with the trendy -lyn suffix. It emerged in the late 20th century alongside similar synthetic names. In the United States, it has been consistently used as a feminine given name.
Popularity in the United States
14,201 babies in the United States have been named Jaelyn since 1880. It ranks #1320 all-time. Among babies born since 2020 it ranks #1151.
States where it is most popular
- CA (13.1 %)
- TX (11.3 %)
- NY (6.5 %)
- FL (6.2 %)
- PA (4.4 %)
Trends by decade
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880-1890 | 0 |
| 1890-1900 | 0 |
| 1900-1910 | 0 |
| 1910-1920 | 0 |
| 1920-1930 | 0 |
| 1930-1940 | 0 |
| 1940-1950 | 0 |
| 1950-1960 | 0 |
| 1960-1970 | 5 |
| 1970-1980 | 14 |
| 1980-1990 | 66 |
| 1990-2000 | 1,139 |
| 2000-2010 | 6,675 |
| 2010-2019 | 5,205 |
| 2020-2029 | 1,097 |
Famous people named Jaelyn
- Jaelyn Young
Nicknames
Jae, Lynn
Fun facts
- Jaelyn is part of the late-20th-century trend of appending the popular '-lyn' suffix to familiar initial sounds.
- The name exists in several alternate spellings including Jaylyn, Jaylen, and Jaelynn.