Girls' name · since 1997

Faithlyn

420 babies named Faithlyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#13,127 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#9,154 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
420
born since 1997
2010s
peak decade

420 babies have been named Faithlyn since 1997, making it today's #9154 girls' name.

Social Security Administration records show Faithlyn recorded 420 times among girls since 1997, holding rank #9154 nationally today, ahead of 47% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.

  • #13,127 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #9,154 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 420 born since 1997
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Faithlyn ranks #13,127 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,154 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 420 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.

#13,127 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#9,154 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
420
born since 1997
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%47%
Faithlyn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Faithlyn's 420 recorded births place it above 81.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Faithlyn compares

420 Top 48% higher than 52% 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

Faithlyn's all-time total is 12% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Faithlyn Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 420 376 567,345
Peak-year births 35 21 19,840

Faithlyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Faithlyn splits its recorded history at 2011: 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 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Faithlyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
35
Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
010203040 19972001200520092013201720212025 11

Faithlyn by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (213 births, 51% of the file).

2010s was Faithlyn's strongest decade.

213 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.

Faithlyn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 213 births (51% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Faithlyn by state

Where Faithlyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Faithlyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
11 2.6%
#2 Florida
6 1.4%
Texas share of Faithlyn's total US births 2.6%
Even split

11 of 420 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Faithlyn?
Since 1997, Social Security records show 420 babies named Faithlyn. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #13,127 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #9,154 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2013, with 35 births.
Where does Faithlyn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Faithlyn ranks #13,127 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,154 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Faithlyn most popular?
Faithlyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 213 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Faithlyn most popular?
The top states for the name Faithlyn are Texas (11 births), Florida (6 births).
How long has the name Faithlyn been used?
The SSA has tracked Faithlyn since 1997 -- 29 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Faithlyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Faith, Faigy, Fairy, Faiga, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Faithlyn's data

  • Faithlyn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (213 total births); usage has since declined to 63 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Faithlyns (11 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.

Keep exploring Faithlyn

Nearby Names Like Faithlyn

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Faithlyn

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Faithlyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1997–2025 (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 Faithlyn 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.