Total births
63
Girls' name · since 2015
Eslyn
63 babies named Eslyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16990
- among girls today
- 63
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Eslyn is the #16990 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 63 recorded since 2015.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eslyn has been recorded 63 times among girls since 2015, currently ranked #16990 nationally and more common than 4% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2015 to 2025.
- #16990 among girls today
- 63 born since 2015
- 2020s peak decade
- 4% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Eslyn is currently the #16990 girls' name in America, more common than 4% of girls - 63 born since 2015, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16990
- among girls today
- 63
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other girls
Eslyn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16990
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 4% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
60% of everyone ever named Eslyn was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
10 babies were named Eslyn in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Eslyn compares
63 18th percentile among 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
Eslyn's all-time total is 84% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eslyn | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 63 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 48 | 19,840 |
Eslyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Eslyn's SSA record in two at 2021 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2018, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Eslyn at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#16,990
Active since
2015
Eslyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Eslyn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Eslyn's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Eslyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
25 births
- 2020s
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 38 births (60% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Eslyn? ▼
Eslyn has been given to 63 babies in the U.S. since 2015, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #16990 as of the latest data. 10 babies were born in 2022, its single highest year.
When was Eslyn most popular? ▼
Eslyn was most popular in the 2020s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Eslyn been used? ▼
Records for Eslyn go back to 2015, giving 11 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Eslyn? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Esli, Esly, Eslie, Esley, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Eslyn
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2015–2025 (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. "Eslyn: #16990 Girls' Name - 63 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/eslyn. 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 Eslyn 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 July 2026.