Jalen

I like it being used on an African-American boy.

First of all, the people saying -den names aren't good, I like them, and I don't get what they have to do with this name. Second of all, this is a beautiful name. Third of all, I see it as more of a feminine name but that's just my opinion.

The amount of negative responses to this name is crazy. As it is among my chosen names, I don't understand why so many people are upset by it. It is interesting, unique, and not at all bad. Perhaps it is not for everyone, but I don't see why there is so much negativity here.

I honestly don’t think the name is all that bad.

Critiques of a name sound presumptuous and petty. A privilege of being a parent is you get to name your children. But it's not ours to name or re-name other people's children.

I love my name and I'm proud to be named after one of the greatest college and NBA (mainly college) legends of all time. The name does not become a bother after the age of 5, it actually grows with the person named Jalen. Jalen is an amazing name that should be respected. I'll take Jalen over Adam or Bill or David or (insert extremely common male first name here) any day of the week.

You are honest, benevolent, brilliant and often inventive, full of high inspirations. You are courageous, honest, determined, original and creative. You are a leader, especially for a cause. Sometimes you do not care to finish what you start, and may leave details to others. You can do well in positions of authority, and prospers in intellectual and professional fields. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You find the best contentment in life when you own your own home and provide well for your family and loved ones. You have a great sense of responsibility and duty. You are comforting, appreciative and affectionate. Your obligation in life is to hold justice and truth, and if you follow the law, you can find the great happiness and satisfaction. This is my thought please don't get me wrong.

My name is Jalen and I am a male. My name is extremely unique and I get complimented on it all the time. Whenever I'm entering a group of people and we're introducing each other, almost every time someone will take interest and ask about it. I would say name your kid Jalen, but I don't want my name to lose its uniqueness :)

My name is Jaelyn and I'm a girl. I love my name, and do not care what other people think about it. Whenever I tell someone my name I only get compliments.

I do not like this name, it sounds like Jail. In my opinion there should be a law about made-up names like this one.

I don't really have an opinion about this name but I do know a few guys named this (one is Ja'Lin I think) and they're all pretty chill and not ghetto at all. I feel like it's one of those names that has the potential to be ghetto but it really depends on who's using it.

Here's a hint: if the definition of a name says: "an invented name", you probably shouldn't give it to your child! This isn't a real name! It was a name someone gave to their son to honor his grandfather's, and if you ask me, it's kind of creepy that other people are giving it to their children. I felt like I was about to vomit while reading all the comments saying they know people who named their daughters this and spelled it "jailyn, or jaelynne, or jaylyn, or whatever. The perfect example of why I absolutely, positively HATE modern names.

I personally think the name is beautiful. I see it as only a boy name however. I read somewhere that it is actually a historical name meaning "bird of light" and true to that the name sounds very light and angelic. It makes me imagine a very sweet gentle compassionate loving boy. I adore the name.

Another tryndie mess. Naming is getting out of control here in the US. Parents are making things up, not thinking about all the beautiful REAL names out there, and completely ignoring the fact that their children won't be young forever. I mean really, would James Leonard have been such a bad idea?

Jalen Rose's mother should have gone with "James Leonard" instead of ramming two perfectly fine names into this monstrosity. Once your son is over five years of age, this name will no longer be cute; who will take him seriously, and especially when he heads for the job market? Children are not toddlers forever; they eventually grow up and their names are expected to fit them throughout their lives.

I think this name is even worse than Jaden, Caden, Brayden, and Aiden.

My friend named her daughter this, but spells it Jeylan. My friend is originally from Turkey, and she says in Turkey this is a girl’s name. I like it for a girl, but would never use it for a boy. It sounds too feminine to me.

Sounds like the action of putting a person to jail. Lazily constructed, far from classy, and not a good grown-up name.

This is one of my favourite names! The only thing I would change is to spell it "Jaelen" so it could be an anagram for "Jelena".

I think this is a really cool name, actually.

I just don't like this name at all. It's just, ewww. But that is my opinion. It reminds me of Joslyn. Not masculine AT all.