Girls' name · since 1955
Edlyn
496 babies named Edlyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,913 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 496
- born since 1955
- 2010s
- peak decade
Edlyn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 496 have been recorded since 1955.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edlyn has been recorded 496 times among girls since 1955, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1955 to 2024.
- #11,913 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 496 born since 1955
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edlyn ranks #11,913 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 496 born since 1955, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,913 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 496
- born since 1955
- 2010s
- peak decade
Edlyn's 496 recorded births place it above 83.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Edlyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Edlyn's full recorded timeline at 2002, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1955, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Edlyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2024
- Peak year (1989)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Edlyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (139 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Edlyn's strongest decade.
139 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Edlyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
112 births
- 1990s
1990s
93 births
- 2000s
2000s
99 births
- 2010s
2010s
139 births
- 2020s 36
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 139 births (28% of all-time use).
Edlyn by state
Where Edlyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 96 | 19.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 17 | 3.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 6 | 1.2% |
96 of 496 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Edlyn's data
- Edlyn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (139 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Edlyns (96 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Edlyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1955–2024 (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 Edlyn 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.