Jaylene is a modern American name that pairs the Jay sound, taken from the bird or from the old Latin name Gaius, with the -lene ending of Jolene and Darlene, so it is best read simply as "jay" plus a classic suffix. It is used mainly in Hispanic and African American families. Jaylene entered the top 1000 in 2002, peaked at number 636 in 2011 and has slipped to number 1362 in 2025.