Unisex name · since 1999
Acelyn
Acelyn has 676 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,728 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,431 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 676
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Acelyn is the #3431 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 676 recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Acelyn has been recorded 676 times among girls since 1999, currently ranked #3431 nationally and more common than 80% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #9,728 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,431 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 676 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Acelyn ranks #9,728 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,431 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 676 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,728 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,431 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 676
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Acelyn's 676 recorded births place it above 86.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Acelyn compares
676 Top 39% higher than 61% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Acelyn's all-time total is 80% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Acelyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 676 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 21 | 19,840 |
Acelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Acelyn's full recorded timeline at 2012, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 52 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Acelyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Acelyn popularity over time - boys
52 total births recorded since 2014 (Acelyn as boys' name)
Acelyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (334 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Acelyn's strongest decade.
334 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Acelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
145 births
- 2010s
2010s
334 births
- 2020s
2020s
191 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 334 births (49% of all-time use).
How Acelyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Acelyn's total volume
Acelyn by state
Where Acelyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 60 | 8.9% |
| #2 | California | | 17 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 11 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.7% |
60 of 676 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Acelyn's data
- Acelyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (334 total births) through the 2020s (191) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Acelyns (60 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Acelyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~26 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1999–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Acelyn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.