Girls' name · since 2012

Hadlyn

Hadlyn has 127 recorded births since 2012 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#24,481 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#11,684 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
127
born since 2012
2010s
peak decade

Hadlyn currently ranks #11684 among girls' names in America, with 127 babies recorded since 2012.

Social Security Administration records show Hadlyn recorded 127 times among girls since 2012, holding rank #11684 nationally today, ahead of 32% 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 2012 to 2025.

  • #24,481 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #11,684 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 127 born since 2012
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hadlyn ranks #24,481 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,684 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 127 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.

#24,481 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#11,684 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
127
born since 2012
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%32.4%
Hadlyn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Hadlyn's 127 recorded births place it above 66.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

How Hadlyn compares

127 29th percentile among 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

Hadlyn's all-time total is 66% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Hadlyn Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 127 376 567,345
Peak-year births 15 21 19,840

Hadlyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Hadlyn's full recorded timeline at 2019, 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 2019, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Hadlyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
15
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
05101520 20122014201620182020202220242025 8

Hadlyn by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (66 births, 52% of the file).

2010s was Hadlyn's strongest decade.

66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.

Hadlyn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 66 births (52% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hadlyn?
Since 2012, Social Security records show 127 babies named Hadlyn. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #24,481 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #11,684 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2022, with 15 births.
Where does Hadlyn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hadlyn ranks #24,481 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,684 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 Hadlyn most popular?
Hadlyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Hadlyn been used?
The SSA has tracked Hadlyn since 2012 -- 14 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Hadlyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hadley, Hadassah, Hadlee, Hadleigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Hadlyn's data

  • Hadlyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (66 total births) through the 2020s (61) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

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 Hadlyn: 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, 2012–2025 (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 Hadlyn 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.