Total births
49
Girls' name · since 2013
Heylen
Heylen has 49 recorded births since 2013 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9483
- among girls today
- 49
- born since 2013
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 47%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Heylen is the #9483 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 49 recorded since 2013.
Heylen has 49 recorded births among girls since 2013, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9483 as of the latest data, more common than 47% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2013 to 2025.
- #9483 among girls today
- 49 born since 2013
- 2020s peak decade
- 47% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Heylen is currently the #9483 girls' name in America, more common than 47% of girls - 49 born since 2013, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9483
- among girls today
- 49
- born since 2013
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 47%
- more common than other girls
Heylen vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9483
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 47% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
67% of everyone ever named Heylen was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
11 babies were named Heylen in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Heylen compares
49 15th percentile among 17,726 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
Heylen's all-time total is 87% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Heylen | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 49 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 48 | 19,840 |
Heylen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Heylen's SSA record in two at 2020 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Heylen at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#9,483
Active since
2013
Heylen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Heylen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Heylen's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Heylen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
16 births
- 2020s
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 33 births (67% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Heylen? ▼
49 babies have been named Heylen since 2013. It currently ranks #9483 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 11 births.
When was Heylen most popular? ▼
Heylen was most popular in the 2020s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Heylen been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Heylen since 2013 -- 13 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Heylen? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Heydi, Heydy, Heyli, Heylin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Heylen
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Heyli Girl
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Heylin Girl
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Heylee Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2013–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Heylen: #9483 Girls' Name - 49 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/heylen. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Heylen 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 June 2026.