Greylin
Middle-earth is the setting of much of the English writer J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy. The term is equivalent to the Miðgarðr of Norse mythology and Middangeard in Old English works, including Beowulf. Middle-earth is the oecumene in Tolkien's imagined mythological past. His most widely read works, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, are set entirely in Middle-earth.
Meaning & Origin of Greylin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Middle-earth is the setting of much of the English writer J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy. The term is equivalent to the Miðgarðr of Norse mythology and Middangeard in Old English works, including Beowulf. Middle-earth is the oecumene in Tolkien's imagined mythological past. His most widely read works, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, are set entirely in Middle-earth.
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Etymology
Origin & history
The Story of Greylin
As a girl name
American parents first put Greylin on the record books as a girl name in 2015, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 5 Greylins were born — ranking #16,416 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 67% of all recorded Greylins. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 15 Greylins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Greylin on the record books as a boy name in 2009, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 8 Greylins were born — ranking #8,947 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 48% of all recorded Greylins. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 40 Greylins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Greylin
Greylin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2009 and has accumulated 40 births in the dataset. Greylin's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #8,947. Use the chart and map above to compare Greylin'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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