Baylin
Baylin, also written Bealin is a village in County Westmeath, Ireland, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of Athlone.
Meaning & Origin of Baylin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Baylin, also written Bealin is a village in County Westmeath, Ireland, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of Athlone.
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Origin & history
The Story of Baylin
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Baylin as a girl name dates back to 1995, when 6 babies received it. 2023 was its biggest year on record, with 25 newborns named Baylin — #5,121 in the national rankings. About 43% of every Baylin on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Baylin ranks #5,557 for girls with 22 births, rising sharply (+109% over the past five years). All told, over 292 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Baylin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2000, with 9 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2011: 21 births, good for #4,508 nationwide. About 52% of every Baylin on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Baylin last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 284 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Baylin
Baylin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 292 births in the dataset. Baylin's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #5,121. Use the chart and map above to compare Baylin's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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