How Many People Are Named Jalen Brown?

There are approximately 191 people named Jalen Brown living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,794,525 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Jalen with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Brown. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

191

1 in 1,794,525 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

Jalen: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Jalen. The peak year was 2000 with 3,680 births. The average person named Jalen today is 22 years old.

Male
Female
0 736 1K 2K 3K 4K 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

Ancestry of the First Name Jalen

In the 2020 Census, the first name Jalen was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (65.38%). The next largest recorded groups were Two or More Races (10.99%) and White (10.48%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Jalen in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Jalen rose or fell over time.

White
10.48%
Black
65.38%
Hispanic
9.55%
Asian/Pacific Islander
2.33%
American Indian/Alaska Native
1.27%
Two or More Races
10.99%

Ancestry of the Brown Surname

The surname Brown was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Brown in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White
55.43%
Black
34.68%
Hispanic
3.55%
Asian/Pacific Islander
0.66%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.85%
Two or More Races
4.83%

How we calculated this

The first name "Jalen" has an estimated frequency of 0.0120% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Brown" appears at a rate of 463.73 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Jalen are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 191 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Jalen Brown: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Jalen Brown?

We estimate approximately 191 people named Jalen Brown are alive in the United States today. The first name Jalen is shared by 41,197 Americans, and the surname Brown is shared by 1,589,457.

How rare is the name Jalen Brown?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,794,525 Americans. The first name Jalen is uncommon and the surname Brown is very common.

Is Jalen a male or female name?

Jalen is predominantly male, with 95.9% of bearers being male and 4.1% female. It peaked in popularity in 2000 and the average bearer today is 22 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Jalen?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Jalen was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (65.38%). The next largest recorded groups were Two or More Races (10.99%) and White (10.48%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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