Jaylen Name Meaning

Helen Doanna

By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: Some name experts associate Jaylen with characteristics like determination and leadership qualities.

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A Deep Dive

Jaylen Overview

Meaning

Jaybird, calm, tranquil

Gender

Boy

Origin

American, Latin, Greek

Etymology

Originated from a modern American creation, possibly derived from the names “Jalen” or “Jay.”

Religion

Hinduism

Pronunciation

/ˈdʒeɪ.lən/

Popularity

Jaylen has become well-used in the USA, with growing recognition in other English-speaking countries. In 2023, Jaylen ranked #318 for boys and #679 for girls in the USA.

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

6 letters

Numerology

22 (Influential, Visionary, Powerful)

Name Styles

Modern, Unique, Cool

Associated Traits

Creative, modern, vibrant
A Deep Dive

Jaylen Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Jalen, Jaelen, Jaylin, Jaylan, Jaelyn, Jailen, Jaylinn

Common Nicknames

Jae, Jalen, Lenny, Jay-Jay, J-Lo

Diminutives

Jay, J, Jae, Len, Jayle, Jaye

Famous People

  • Jaylen Brown
    (American Basketball Player)
  • Jaylen Waddle
    (American Football Player)
  • Jaylen Adams
    (American Basketball Player)
  • Jaylen Samuels
    (American Football Player)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • "Jaylen"
    ("The Chi," TV Series)
  • "Jaylen"
    ("The Hate U Give," Film)
  • "Jaylen's Journey"
    (Novel)
  • "Jaylen's Song"
    (Song)
  • Jaylen Brown
    ("NBA 2K," Video Game Series)

What Is the Meaning of Jaylen?

The name Jaylen is relatively new, so its meaning is not well-established. It could stand for “thankful” or “grateful,” signifying appreciation and positivity, often associated with a warm and kind nature.

What Is the Origin of The Name Jaylen?

Jaylen is derived from the combination of the names “Jay” and “Allen.” It blends American and Celtic roots, showcasing a fusion of cultures.

Jaylen Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Jaylen in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#3172021#3192022#2702023
Top 3 Rankings#1752009#1852008#1912006

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Jaylen

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023270
(+49 from 2022)
1240
(+188 from 2022)
0.06772
2022319
(-2 from 2021)
1052
(+8 from 2021)
0.05617
2021317
(+2 from 2020)
1044
(+7 from 2020)
0.05572
2020319
(+17 from 2019)
1037
(+41 from 2019)
0.05606
2019336
(+4 from 2018)
996
(+14 from 2018)
0.05183
2018340
(+2 from 2017)
982
(-13 from 2017)
0.05052
2017342
(+27 from 2016)
995
(+95 from 2016)
0.05027
2016369
(-26 from 2015)
900
(-103 from 2015)
0.04443
2015343
(-26 from 2014)
1003
(-93 from 2014)
0.04906
2014317
(-26 from 2013)
1096
(-103 from 2013)
0.05348
2013291
(-35 from 2012)
1199
(-235 from 2012)
0.05934
2012256
(-50 from 2011)
1434
(-292 from 2011)
0.07067
2011206
(-3 from 2010)
1726
(-83 from 2010)
0.08497
2010203
(-28 from 2009)
1809
(-426 from 2009)
0.08805
2009175
(+10 from 2008)
2235
(+80 from 2008)
0.10538
2008185
(+8 from 2007)
2155
(+70 from 2007)
0.09883
2007193
(-2 from 2006)
2085
(+8 from 2006)
0.09413
2006191
(+3 from 2005)
2077
(+78 from 2005)
0.09474
2005194
(+10 from 2004)
1999
(+208 from 2004)
0.09397
2004204
(-1 from 2003)
1791
(-23 from 2003)
0.08475
2003203
(+12 from 2002)
1814
(+216 from 2002)
0.08633
2002215
(+23 from 2001)
1598
(+172 from 2001)
0.07732
2001238
(-14 from 2000)
1426
(-88 from 2000)
0.06894
2000224
(+69 from 1999)
1514
(+534 from 1999)
0.07250
1999293
(+56 from 1998)
980
(+222 from 1998)
0.04806
1998349
(+128 from 1997)
758
(+307 from 1997)
0.03738
1997477
(+18 from 1996)
451
(+25 from 1996)
0.02258
1996495
(+25 from 1995)
426
(+41 from 1995)
0.02126
1995520
(+22 from 1994)
385
(+28 from 1994)
0.01914
1994542
(+125 from 1993)
357
(+119 from 1993)
0.01751
1993667
(+427 from 1992)
238
(+137 from 1992)
0.01152
19921094
(+4848 from 1991)
101
(+93 from 1991)
0.00481
19915942
First SSA data recorded
8
First SSA data recorded
0.00038
19900
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19890
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19880
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0
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0.0000
19870
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0
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0.0000
19860
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0
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0.0000
19850
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0
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0.0000
19840
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0
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0.0000
19830
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0
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0.0000
19820
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0
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0.0000
19810
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0
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0.0000
19800
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0
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0.0000
19790
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0
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0.0000
19780
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0
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0.0000
19770
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0
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0.0000
19760
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0.0000
19750
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0
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0.0000
19740
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0.0000
19730
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0
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19720
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0.0000
19710
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0.0000
19700
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0.0000
19690
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0.0000
19680
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19670
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19660
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19650
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19640
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19630
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19620
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19610
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19600
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19590
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19580
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19570
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19560
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19550
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19540
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19530
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0.0000
19520
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0.0000
19510
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19500
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0
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0.0000
19490
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0.0000
19480
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0.0000
19470
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19460
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0
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0.0000
19450
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19440
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19430
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19410
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19400
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19390
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19380
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19370
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19360
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19350
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19340
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19330
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19320
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19310
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0.0000
19300
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19290
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19280
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19270
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19260
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19250
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19240
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19230
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19220
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0.0000
19210
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19200
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0
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0.0000
19190
No SSA data
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19180
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19170
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0
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0.0000
19160
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19150
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0
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0.0000
19140
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0
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0.0000
19130
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19120
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0
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0.0000
19110
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19100
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0.0000
19090
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0.0000
19080
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19070
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19060
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19050
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19040
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19030
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19020
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19010
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19000
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18990
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18980
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18970
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18810
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0.0000
18800
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0
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0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Jaylen

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#4052021#3892022#3342023

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#3212021#3912022#2792023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#2142021#2062022#1692023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#2132021#2052022#2182023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#2622021#3142022#2272023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#2972021#2902022#3352023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#3092021#3052022#2532023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#3432021#3492022#3422023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#2922021#2822022#2732023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#2962021#3192022#2812023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#3862021#4242022#2732023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#2062021#1952022#3512023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#1972021#4002022#2672023

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#1662021#2622022#1702023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#3972021#3622022#3182023

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#2712021#3732022#4412023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#3102021#2712022#2352023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#3032021#2842022#2272023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#4512021#3622022#2272023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#4562021#4792022#3892023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#2242021#1452022#1792023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#2952021#4882022#2922023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#3772021#3662022#3002023

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#5902021#5172022#2822023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#4322021#5072022#3742023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#5022021#4342022#4282023

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#2312021#2522022#1502023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#4262021#3212022#3602023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#2992021#3402022#4442023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#3952021#3732022#6252023

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#3512021#2322022#4092023

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#4752021#4672022#3592023

District of Columbia (DC)

District of Columbia (DC) flagDistrict of Columbia (DC)#2522014#2612017#2432019

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#3692021#5492022#3932023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#6502021#4502022#3242023

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#3202021#4072022#3062023

Delaware (DE)

Delaware (DE) flagDelaware (DE)#2142018#1662022#1982023

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#4132011#3552020#3722023

Rhode Island (RI)

Rhode Island (RI) flagRhode Island (RI)#2222016#1842018#1762022

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#7162021#6442022#5352023

Hawaii (HI)

Hawaii (HI) flagHawaii (HI)#2852010#2612020#2572022

South Dakota (SD)

South Dakota (SD) flagSouth Dakota (SD)#2692019#1852022#2662023

West Virginia (WV)

West Virginia (WV) flagWest Virginia (WV)#2662001#3042010

Alaska (AK)

Alaska (AK) flagAlaska (AK)#1872000#1832023

North Dakota (ND)

North Dakota (ND) flagNorth Dakota (ND)#2642023

New Hampshire (NH)

New Hampshire (NH) flagNew Hampshire (NH)#2562022

Popularity Rankings for Jaylen in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Other American Territories

American Samoa flag American Samoa
Guam flag Guam
Northern Mariana Islands flag Northern Mariana Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands flag U.S. Virgin Islands

Other American Territories flagOther American Territories#492010

Popularity in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico flagPuerto Rico#2412022

Popularity in New Zealand

New Zealand flagNew Zealand#3562023

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#3602021#3582022#5702023

Popularity in Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada flagQuebec, Canada#6072019#3982021#6712022

Popularity in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland flagNorthern Ireland#4162018#4332021

Popularity in England and Wales

England and Wales flagEngland and Wales#7072019#7662020#7042021

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland flagIreland#7132016#7552021

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Jaylen a Name for Boys or Girls?

Jaylen is a unisex name, meaning it can be used for both boys and girls, making it versatile and modern.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Jaylen

Jaylen in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

  • Jaylen Brown (Basketball Player, born 1996): An American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics in the NBA, recognized for his athleticism and scoring ability.
  • Jaylen Waddle (Football Player, born 1998): An American football wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins in the NFL, known for his speed and playmaking skills.
  • Jaylen Adams (Basketball Player, born 1996): An American professional basketball player who has played in the NBA and internationally.
  • Jaylen Samuels (Football Player, born 1996): An American football running back and tight end who has played for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL.
  • Jaylen Hands (Basketball Player, born 1999): An American professional basketball player who has played in the NBA G League and overseas.
  • Jaylen Nowell (Basketball Player, born 1999): An American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA.
  • Jaylen Twyman (Football Player, born 1999): An American football defensive tackle who has played for the Minnesota Vikings in the NFL.
  • Jaylen ("The Chi," 2018 TV Series): A character who navigates the challenges of life on the South Side of Chicago.
  • Jaylen ("The Hate U Give," 2018 Film): A supporting character who plays a significant role in the story about race and identity.
  • "Jaylen's Journey" (2016 Novel): Follows a young boy named Jaylen as he embarks on a journey of self-discovery.
  • "Jaylen's Song" (2019 Song): A soulful track that tells the story of a young man named Jaylen finding his way in the world.
  • Jaylen Brown ("NBA 2K," 1999 Video Game Series): A professional basketball player featured in this popular video game series.
  • Jaylen Barron ("Free Rein," 2017 TV Series): Portrays Zoe, a teenage girl who bonds with a mysterious horse.
  • Jaylen Park (New Jersey, USA): A community park in Edison offering playgrounds and sports facilities.
  • Jaylen Creek (Oregon, USA): A small creek located in the scenic landscapes of the Cascade Range.
  • Jaylen Valley (California, USA): A picturesque valley in Northern California known for its hiking trails.
  • Jaylen Beach (Queensland, Australia): A popular beach destination in Queensland, ideal for swimming and surfing.
  • Jaylen Reserve (Western Australia, Australia): A nature reserve known for its diverse flora and fauna.
  • Jaylen Point (British Columbia, Canada): A coastal area featuring stunning ocean views and marine wildlife.
  • Jaylen Hill (Ontario, Canada): A prominent hill offering panoramic views of the surrounding countryside.
  • Jaylen Forest (Kent, England): A dense forest area in Kent, popular for its walking trails and wildlife.

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