Jailyn
The Story of Jailyn
As a girl name
Jailyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1982, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 278 Jailyns were born — ranking #966 that year. As of 2026, Jailyn ranks #1,966 for girls with 101 births, holding steady (-1%). In total, more than 5K Jailyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jailyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1993, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 59 Jailyns were born — ranking #2,175 that year. As of 2026, Jailyn ranks #7,675 for boys with 7 births, falling sharply (-49%). In total, more than 783 Jailyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jailyn
Jailyn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Jailyn's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #879. Use the chart and map above to compare Jailyn'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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