Jalana
Feminine
Jalana entered the US charts in 1963, peaked at #6465 in 1990, ranks #14942 in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Jalana?
Jalana first appears in US birth records in 1963 — 62 years ago. The typical Jalana alive today was born around 2001, making them about 24 years old. About 300 people named Jalana are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Jalana most popular?
Jalana peaked in 1990, reaching #6465 nationally. Today it ranks #14942, 8,477 places below that high. See the whole 1990 chart.
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What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1963
- Most girls named
- 200719 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #6465reached in 1990
- Change vs 2024
- 0.0%5 in 2025, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Jalanas among us
people named Jalana are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 321,453 born in 2025 was named Jalana
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Anu test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Jalana's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Anu climbed just as high around 1975, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Anu's path sketches the road Jalana is walking now.
Jalana sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Jalana beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Jalana in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
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Frequently asked
- How many Jalanas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 300 people named Jalana are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Jalana in 2025?
- Jalana ranks #14942 among US girl names in 2025, with 5 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Jalana?
- About 1 in every 321,453 US girls born in 2025 was named Jalana — 5 in all.
- Will my child share the name Jalana with classmates?
- Jalana will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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