Recorded 1983–2017 Girls' name Peak 1983 15 births

Faylyn — girls' name

15 babies named Faylyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s52010s10
2010s
Peak decade

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

1983
Single peak year

5 babies were named Faylyn in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Faylyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Faylyn between 1983 and 2017, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Faylyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Faylyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Faylyn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Faylyn 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 15 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.

Faylyn at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

15

Since 1983

35 years of records

Peak year

1983

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1983

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2017

Faylyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1983

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1983)
5
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
5 201720121983 5

Faylyn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
10 births that decade — 67% of Faylyn's all-time total
1980s52010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Faylyn?
15 babies have been named Faylyn since 1983. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1983 with 5 births.
When was Faylyn most popular?
Faylyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Faylyn been used?
Faylyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 35 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Faylyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Faye, Fay, Fayth, Fayetta, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1983–2017 (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.