Yilin
Yilin is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Fan Yilin, Chinese artistic gymnast and uneven bars specialist Lin Yilin, Chinese performance artist Tsai yilin, Taiwanese singer, songwriter, and actress Wang Yilin, Chinese business and oil magnate Wei Yilin (1277–1347), Chinese physician and surgeon Xie Yilin, also known as Evonne Sie, Taiwanese actress Yang Yilin, retired Chinese…
Meaning & Origin of Yilin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yilin is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Fan Yilin, Chinese artistic gymnast and uneven bars specialist Lin Yilin, Chinese performance artist Tsai yilin, Taiwanese singer, songwriter, and actress Wang Yilin, Chinese business and oil magnate Wei Yilin (1277–1347), Chinese physician and surgeon Xie Yilin, also known as Evonne Sie, Taiwanese actress Yang Yilin, retired Chinese…
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The Story of Yilin
As a girl name
Yilin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2008, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 12 Yilins were born — ranking #8,873 that year. As of 2026, Yilin ranks #11,156 for girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 94 Yilins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Yilin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2015, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 6 Yilins were born — ranking #10,860 that year. As of 2026, Yilin ranks #10,860 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 11 Yilins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Yilin
Yilin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2008 and has accumulated 94 births in the dataset. Yilin's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #8,873. Use the chart and map above to compare Yilin'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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