Unisex name · since 2013
Greylyn
Since 2013, U.S. Social Security records show 40 babies named Greylyn, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #37,534 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 40
- born since 2013
- 2010s
- peak decade
40 girls have been named Greylyn since 2013, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Greylyn has been recorded 40 times among girls since 2013, 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 2013 to 2021.
- #37,534 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 40 born since 2013
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Greylyn ranks #37,534 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 40 born since 2013, peaking in the 2010s.
- #37,534 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 40
- born since 2013
- 2010s
- peak decade
Greylyn's 40 recorded births place it above 47.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Greylyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Greylyn's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Greylyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2021
- Peak year (2021)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Greylyn popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 2019 (Greylyn as boys' name)
Greylyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (32 births, 80% of the file).
2010s was Greylyn's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Greylyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
32 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 32 births (80% of all-time use).
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What to do with Greylyn's data
- Greylyn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (32 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Greylyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~8 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, 2013–2021 (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 Greylyn 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.