US rank #7500 Girls' name Peak 2012 199 births

Baylynn — #7500 US girls' name

199 babies named Baylynn in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s132010s1332020s53
#7500
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 58% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Baylynn was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

25 babies were named Baylynn in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Baylynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 199 babies named Baylynn between 2008 and 2024, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Baylynn currently holds the #7500 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Baylynn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 133 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Baylynn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Baylynn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 199 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Baylynn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

199

Since 2008

17 years of records

Peak year

2012

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,500

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2008

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2024

Baylynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2008

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
25
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
51015202530 2024202120182015201220092008 6

Baylynn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
133 births that decade — 67% of Baylynn's all-time total
2000s132010s1332020s53

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Baylynn?
199 babies have been named Baylynn since 2008. It currently ranks #7500 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 25 births.
When was Baylynn most popular?
Baylynn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 133 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Baylynn been used?
Baylynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 17 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Baylynn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Baylee, Bayleigh, Baylie, Baylor, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2008–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.