Jalon

Meaning of Jalon

Jalon, articulated in American English as /ˈdʒeɪ.lən/, occupies a distinctive locus within the Anglo-American onomastic continuum, its etymology variously traced to a modern elaboration of the late-twentieth-century coinage Jaylen and to the Hebrew root Yalon—sporadically attested in biblical genealogies with putative connotations of ascent or pastoral shade—thereby endowing the name with an analytical intersection of contemporary innovation and archaic resonance. Phonologically, this bisyllabic masculine appellation adheres to a prototypical CV.CVC structure, featuring an initial palato-alveolar affricate onset, a mid-front diphthong nucleus, and a syllabic liquid coda, in accordance with prevailing Anglo-American phonotactic preferences. According to United States Social Security Administration records, Jalon’s incidence among male births has demonstrably fluctuated—peaking at 183 occurrences (rank 644) in 2001 and receding to 12 occurrences (rank 912) in 2024—thus reflecting its sustained yet limited deployment and imparting to bearers a measured distinction within the contemporary naming landscape.

Pronunciation

American English

• Pronunced as JAY-luhn (/'dʒeɪ.lən/)

• Jayce
• Jayson
• Jalen
• Jaylon
• Jaylen
• Jaydon
• Jaycob