Girls' name · since 1993
Jailynn
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 2,309 babies named Jailynn, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3671
- among girls today
- 2,309
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 79%
- more common than other girls
Jailynn currently ranks #3671 among girls' names in America, with 2,309 babies recorded since 1993.
Jailynn has 2,309 recorded births among girls since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3671 as of the latest data, more common than 79% 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 1993 to 2025.
- #3671 among girls today
- 2,309 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
- 79% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Jailynn is currently the #3671 girls' name in America, more common than 79% of girls - 2,309 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3671
- among girls today
- 2,309
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 79%
- more common than other girls
Jailynn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
More common than 79% of names given to girls today.
44% of everyone ever named Jailynn was born in this single decade.
156 babies were named Jailynn in 2007 - its busiest year on record.
How Jailynn compares
2,309 Top 20% higher than 80% of 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
Jailynn's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jailynn | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,309 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 156 | 48 | 19,840 |
Jailynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jailynn splits its recorded history at 2009: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1994 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 156 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jailynn at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Jailynn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 156
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Currently ranks #3671 among girls.
2,309 total births across 33 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2007 with 156 births in a single year.
Jailynn popularity over time - boys
44 total births recorded since 2002 (Jailynn as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Jailynn accounts for 2% of total recorded use across both genders.
Jailynn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Jailynn's strongest decade.
1,016 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Jailynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 157
1990s
157 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,016 births
- 2010s
2010s
877 births
- 2020s 259
2020s
259 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,016 births (44% of all-time use).
Jailynn decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,016 births
- Runner-up 877 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Jailynn 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 Jailynn's total volume
Jailynn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Jailynn by state
Where Jailynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 243 | 10.5% |
| #2 | California | | 157 | 6.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 111 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 106 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 99 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 86 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 46 | 2.0% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 45 | 1.9% |
243 of 2,309 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 10.5% of nationwide
- California 6.8% of nationwide
- New York 4.8% of nationwide
- Florida 4.6% of nationwide
- Ohio 4.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 20 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 10.5% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Jailynn appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jailynn's data
- Jailynn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,016 total births); usage has since declined to 259 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jailynns (243 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1993–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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