How Many People Are Named Jailon?
An estimated 270 people in the United States have the first name Jailon. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Jailon peaked in popularity in 2000 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jailon as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jailon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
270
About 1 in 1,269,461 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2000
25 births
Total Registered
274
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jailon
Jailon is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 274 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jailon as a male name
Ranked #12,911 in 2021
5 male births in 2021
Peak: 2000 (25 births)
Jailon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jailon span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 173 babies were registered. Jailon has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jailon by Decade
How has Jailon tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jailon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jailon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jailon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jailon?
We estimate approximately 270 people named Jailon are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,269,461 Americans share this first name.
Is Jailon a common name?
Jailon is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 274 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jailon most popular?
Jailon reached peak popularity in 2000, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jailon is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jailon a male name?
Jailon is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jailon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jailon Smith, Jailon Johnson, Jailon Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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