Unisex name · since 1982
Jailyn
Jailyn has 5,105 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,541 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,472 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,105
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
5,105 babies have been named Jailyn since 1982, making it today's #2472 unisex name.
Jailyn has 5,105 recorded births among girls since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2472 as of the latest data, more common than 86% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #2,541 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,472 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,105 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jailyn ranks #2,541 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,472 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,105 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,541 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,472 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,105
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jailyn's 5,105 recorded births place it above 96.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jailyn compares
5,105 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Jailyn's all-time total is 14x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jailyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,105 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 278 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jailyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jailyn's full recorded timeline at 2007, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 278 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jailyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 278
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Jailyn popularity over time - boys
781 total births recorded since 1993 (Jailyn as boys' name)
Jailyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,478 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Jailyn's strongest decade.
2,478 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Jailyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s 614
1990s
614 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,478 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,331 births
- 2020s 664
2020s
664 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,478 births (49% of all-time use).
How Jailyn 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 Jailyn's total volume
Jailyn by state
Where Jailyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 511 | 10.0% |
| #2 | California | | 470 | 9.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 382 | 7.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 357 | 7.0% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 198 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 195 | 3.8% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 179 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 159 | 3.1% |
511 of 5,105 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Jailyn appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jailyn's data
- Jailyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,478 total births); usage has since declined to 664 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jailyns (511 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jailyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Jailyn 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.