Zaylin
The Story of Zaylin
As a girl name
Zaylin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2005, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 25 Zaylins were born — ranking #5,358 that year. As of 2026, Zaylin ranks #7,002 for girls with 16 births, rising sharply (+37% over the past five years). In total, more than 326 Zaylins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Zaylin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2001, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 86 Zaylins were born — ranking #1,895 that year. As of 2026, Zaylin ranks #1,895 for boys with 86 births, rising sharply (+98% over the past five years). In total, more than 897 Zaylins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Zaylin
Zaylin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 897 births in the dataset. Zaylin's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,895. Use the chart and map above to compare Zaylin'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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