Vaylen
The Story of Vaylen
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Vaylen as a girl name dates back to 2019, when 5 babies received it. 2019 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Vaylen — #15,532 in the national rankings. About 67% of every Vaylen on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Vaylen last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 15 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Vaylen on the record books as a boy name in 2009, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 14 Vaylens were born — ranking #6,215 that year. About 52% of every Vaylen on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Vaylen last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 11 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 94 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 Vaylen
Vaylen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2009 and has accumulated 94 births in the dataset. Vaylen's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #6,215. Use the chart and map above to compare Vaylen'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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