Total births
450
Girls' name · since 1947
Alynn
450 babies named Alynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9658
- among girls today
- 450
- born since 1947
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 46%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Alynn is the #9658 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 450 recorded since 1947.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alynn has been recorded 450 times among girls since 1947, currently ranked #9658 nationally and more common than 46% 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 1947 to 2025.
- #9658 among girls today
- 450 born since 1947
- 2010s peak decade
- 46% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Alynn is currently the #9658 girls' name in America, more common than 46% of girls - 450 born since 1947, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9658
- among girls today
- 450
- born since 1947
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 46%
- more common than other girls
Alynn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9658
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 46% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
27% of everyone ever named Alynn was born in this single decade.
2015
Single peak year
17 babies were named Alynn in 2015 - its busiest year on record.
How Alynn compares
450 Top 47% higher than 53% of 17,726 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
Alynn's all-time total is 18% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alynn | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 450 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 48 | 19,840 |
Alynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alynn splits its recorded history at 1999: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1947 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alynn at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2015
Current rank
#9,658
Active since
1947
Alynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Alynn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Alynn's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Alynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 20
1950s
20 births
- 1960s 20
1960s
20 births
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1980s
1980s
50 births
- 1990s
1990s
57 births
- 2000s
2000s
99 births
- 2010s
2010s
120 births
- 2020s
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 120 births (27% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Alynn? ▼
450 babies have been named Alynn since 1947. It currently ranks #9658 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 17 births.
When was Alynn most popular? ▼
Alynn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 120 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Alynn been used? ▼
Alynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 79 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Alynn? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alyssa, Alyson, Alyce, Alycia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Alynn's data
- Alynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (120 total births) through the 2020s (55) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Alynn
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Alycia Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1947–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Alynn: #9658 Girls' Name - 450 Births, Peak 2015." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/alynn. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Alynn 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 June 2026.