Unisex name · since 1987
Jaylin
Jaylin has 10,399 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,181 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,552 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,399
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
10,399 babies have been named Jaylin since 1987, making it today's #1552 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaylin has been recorded 10,399 times among boys since 1987, currently ranked #1552 nationally and more common than 89% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #1,181 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,552 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 10,399 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaylin ranks #1,181 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,552 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 10,399 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,181 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,552 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,399
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jaylin's 10,399 recorded births place it above 97.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Jaylin compares
10,399 Top 9% higher than 91% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Jaylin's all-time total is 28x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaylin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,399 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 675 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jaylin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jaylin's full recorded timeline at 2008, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 675 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jaylin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 675
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Jaylin popularity over time - girls
9,209 total births recorded since 1982 (Jaylin as girls' name)
Jaylin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (5,863 births, 56% of the file).
2000s was Jaylin's strongest decade.
5,863 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Jaylin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 1,693
1990s
1,693 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,863 births
- 2010s 2,111
2010s
2,111 births
- 2020s 727
2020s
727 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 5,863 births (56% of all-time use).
How Jaylin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jaylin's total volume
Jaylin by state
Where Jaylin concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 785 | 7.5% |
| #2 | Florida | | 699 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 669 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 658 | 6.3% |
| #5 | California | | 635 | 6.1% |
| #6 | Texas | | 620 | 6.0% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 579 | 5.6% |
| #8 | New York | | 541 | 5.2% |
785 of 10,399 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Jaylin appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jaylin's data
- Jaylin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (5,863 total births); usage has since declined to 727 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Jaylins (785 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Jaylin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Jaylin 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.