Heylin
Heylyn or Heilyn is a name of Brythonic origin meaning cup-bearer. Characters bearing the name occur in stories found in the Red Book of Hergest and other collections of Welsh history and legend.
Meaning & Origin of Heylin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Heylyn or Heilyn is a name of Brythonic origin meaning cup-bearer. Characters bearing the name occur in stories found in the Red Book of Hergest and other collections of Welsh history and legend.
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The Story of Heylin
Heylin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2007, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 12 Heylins were born — ranking #8,472 that year. As of 2026, Heylin ranks #8,922 for baby girls with 11 births, rising sharply (+33% over the past five years). In total, more than 96 Heylins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Heylin
Heylin is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2007 and has accumulated 96 births in the dataset. Heylin's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #8,472. Use the chart and map above to compare Heylin'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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