Zaylyn
The Story of Zaylyn
As a girl name
Zaylyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2010, with 9 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2019: 17 births, good for #6,695 nationwide. About 64% of every Zaylyn on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Zaylyn last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 110 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Zaylyn on the record books as a boy name in 2007, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 22 Zaylyns were born — ranking #4,688 that year. About 55% of every Zaylyn on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Zaylyn ranks #4,688 for boys with 22 births, rising sharply (+113% over the past five years). All told, over 218 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 Zaylyn
Zaylyn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2007 and has accumulated 218 births in the dataset. Zaylyn's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #4,688. Use the chart and map above to compare Zaylyn'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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