Contemporary masculine name
Jalen is a given name, typically masculine, that became popular in the United States in the 1990s.
The name gained visibility through basketball player Jalen Rose and has remained common among African American families.
Various spellings exist: Jaylen, Jaylon, Jaylin.
Coined masculine name
JalenArchibald
Traditional male given name
Reginald · Montgomery · Bartholomew · Thaddeus · Cornelius
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Contemporary masculine name
Jalen is a given name, typically masculine, that became popular in the United States in the 1990s.
The name gained visibility through basketball player Jalen Rose and has remained common among African American families.
Various spellings exist: Jaylen, Jaylon, Jaylin.
1. name — Jaylen, Coined masculine name; Jaden (Masculine given name); Jayden (Contemporary masculine name); Braden (Masculine given name); Hayden · Waylon · Jaylin
NAME TRADITION/ORIGINJalen ≠ John Common male name; James · Matthew · Michael · David · William
CULTURAL/DEMOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATIONJalen ≠ Cody Western American name; Hunter · Wyatt · Colton · Tucker · Brock
CULTURAL ORIGINJalen ≠ Archibald Traditional male given name; Reginald · Montgomery · Bartholomew · Thaddeus · Cornelius
Jalen Hurts
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/Jalen