On many occasions, it is seen that some individuals (devotees included) refer to the appearance day of Śrī Balarāma as "Balarāma Jayantī". Some individuals go much ahead and start referring to the birthdays of great worldly individuals as 'Jayantī'.
It should be noted however that the term "Jayantī" is a technical term reserved for a very special day. The Hari-bhakti-vilāsa clearly says:
aṣṭamī kṛṣṇa-pakṣasya
rohiṇī-ṛkṣa-saṁyutā
bhavet prauṣṭhapade māsi
jayantī nāma sā smṛtā
Translation: "Jayantī" is the name of the eighth day of the dark fortnight aligned with the constellation named Rohiṇī in the month of Bhādrapada. (15.331)
Thus, the term Jayantī is not to be associated even with the appearance day of Śrī Balarāma (what to speak of associating it with other worldly personalities). It is reserved only for the appearance day of Krishna. Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī has also specified in the Kṛṣṇa-sandarbha (29) — naivam avatārāntarasya kasya vā'nyasya janma-dinaṁ jayanty-ākhyayā'ti-prasiddhaṁ yathā śrī-kṛṣṇasya — "The appearance day of no other incarnation of bhagavān is known by the name Jayantī, and this term is reserved only for Śrī Kṛṣṇa."
Wishing everyone a very joyous Balarāma Pūrṇimā 
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