Jaylin — #1620 US boys' name
10,286 babies named Jaylin in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 89% of names given to boys today.
57% of everyone ever named Jaylin was born in this single decade.
675 babies were named Jaylin in 2002 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Jaylin
The Social Security Administration has registered 10,286 babies named Jaylin between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jaylin currently holds the #1620 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 675 babies received it in a single year. Jaylin is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 9,086 additional births since 1982.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaylin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 5,862 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jaylin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 785 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Jaylin in 33 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Jaylin in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 10,286 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Jaylin at a glance
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Jaylin popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1987
- Peak year (2002)
- 675
- Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
Currently ranks #1620 among boys.
10,286 total births across 38 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2002 with 675 births in a single year.
Jaylin popularity over time — girls
9,086 total births recorded since 1982 (Jaylin as girls' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The girls' variant of Jaylin accounts for 47% of total recorded use across both genders.
Jaylin by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 5,862 births that decade — 57% of Jaylin's all-time total
Jaylin decade highlights
- Peak decade 5,862 births
- Runner-up 2,111 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Jaylin's strongest decade
5,862 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 57% of all-time use.
Jaylin by state
Where Jaylin concentrates geographically — total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 785 | 7.6% |
| #2 | Florida | | 688 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 664 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 658 | 6.4% |
| #5 | California | | 625 | 6.1% |
| #6 | Texas | | 609 | 5.9% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 579 | 5.6% |
| #8 | New York | | 536 | 5.2% |
785 of 10,286 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Georgia 7.6% of nationwide
- Florida 6.7% of nationwide
- Illinois 6.5% of nationwide
- Michigan 6.4% of nationwide
- California 6.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 33 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Georgia accounts for 7.6% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Jaylin appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1987–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.