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Jalynne
How to Pronounce Jalynne
Pronounced juh-LIN /dʒəˈlɪn/Medium
Meaning: Jalynne joins the popular Ja- prefix with -lynne, a spelling of Lynn, which comes from the Welsh word for a lake or pool. It reads as a fresh feminine coinage built on a familiar ending.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Jalynne joins the fashionable Ja- prefix with -lynne, a doubled spelling of Lynn, from the Welsh llyn meaning lake or pool. The Ja-plus-lyn pattern produced a whole family of names such as Jaylin and Jalyn. It appears in United States records from the early 1980s and reached a quiet high around 2008, given to only a couple dozen girls a year.
A Jalynne from that late-2000s high is still young, in her teens or twenties. The -lyn names remain fashionable, so this spelling sits comfortably among current favorites, reading as fresh rather than dated.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Jalynne mean?
It joins the Ja- prefix with -lynne, from Lynn, meaning a lake or pool, as a coined feminine name.
How do you pronounce Jalynne?
It's said juh-LIN /dʒəˈlɪn/, two syllables.
Is Jalynne a boy or girl name?
Jalynne is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Jalynne?
It has always been rare, a coined name given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak in the late two-thousands.