Girls' name · since 1998
Hailyn
Hailyn has 556 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,096 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,501 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 556
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Hailyn is the #5501 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 556 recorded since 1998.
Hailyn has 556 recorded births among girls since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5501 as of the latest data, more common than 68% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #11,096 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,501 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 556 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hailyn ranks #11,096 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,501 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 556 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,096 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,501 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 556
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hailyn's 556 recorded births place it above 84.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Hailyn compares
556 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Hailyn's all-time total is 48% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hailyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 556 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 21 | 19,840 |
Hailyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hailyn's full recorded timeline at 2012, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 42 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hailyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Hailyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (275 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Hailyn's strongest decade.
275 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Hailyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
- 2000s
2000s
159 births
- 2010s
2010s
275 births
- 2020s
2020s
114 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 275 births (49% of all-time use).
How Hailyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Hailyn's total volume
Hailyn by state
Where Hailyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 17 | 3.1% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
17 of 556 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Hailyn's data
- Hailyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (275 total births) through the 2020s (114) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Hailyns (17 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.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hailyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Hailyn 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.