Laylen
The Story of Laylen
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Laylen as a girl name dates back to 2015, when 7 babies received it. 2019 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Laylen — #10,472 in the national rankings. About 65% of every Laylen on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Laylen last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 46 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Laylen as a boy name dates back to 2007, when 5 babies received it. 2021 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Laylen — #9,707 in the national rankings. About 44% of every Laylen on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Laylen last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 27 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 Laylen
Laylen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2015 and has accumulated 46 births in the dataset. Laylen's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #10,472. Use the chart and map above to compare Laylen'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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