How Many People Are Named Jalena?
An estimated 1,072 people in the United States have the first name Jalena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Jalena peaked in popularity in 2007 with 54 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jalena 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 Jalena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,072
About 1 in 319,734 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2007
54 births
Total Registered
1,097
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jalena
Jalena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,097 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jalena as a female name
Ranked #9,810 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (54 births)
Jalena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jalena span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 400 babies were registered. Jalena has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jalena by Decade
How has Jalena 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.
Jalena by State
Birth registrations for Jalena span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, California, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania. On average, about 23 Jalenas were registered per state.
Jalena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jalena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jalena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jalena?
We estimate approximately 1,072 people named Jalena 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 319,734 Americans share this first name.
Is Jalena a common name?
Jalena is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,097 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jalena most popular?
Jalena reached peak popularity in 2007, when 54 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jalena is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jalena a female name?
Jalena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jalena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jalena Smith, Jalena Johnson, Jalena 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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