Jaylyn — #2821 US unisex name
5,659 babies named Jaylyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 84% of names given to girls today.
49% of everyone ever named Jaylyn was born in this single decade.
376 babies were named Jaylyn in 2007 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Jaylyn
The Social Security Administration has registered 5,659 babies named Jaylyn between 1960 and 2024, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jaylyn currently holds the #2821 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 376 babies received it in a single year. Jaylyn is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 1,789 additional births since 1992.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaylyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 2,773 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Jaylyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 574 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Jaylyn in 37 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Jaylyn 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 5,659 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.
Jaylyn at a glance
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Current rank
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Jaylyn popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1960
- Peak year (2007)
- 376
- Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
Currently ranks #2821 among girls.
5,659 total births across 65 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2007 with 376 births in a single year.
Jaylyn popularity over time — boys
1,789 total births recorded since 1992 (Jaylyn as boys' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The boys' variant of Jaylyn accounts for 24% of total recorded use across both genders.
Jaylyn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 2,773 births that decade — 49% of Jaylyn's all-time total
Jaylyn decade highlights
- Peak decade 2,773 births
- Runner-up 1,819 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Jaylyn's strongest decade
2,773 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 49% of all-time use.
Jaylyn by state
Where Jaylyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 574 | 10.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 556 | 9.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 338 | 6.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 274 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 214 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 181 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 168 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 135 | 2.4% |
574 of 5,659 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 10.1% of nationwide
- Texas 9.8% of nationwide
- Florida 6.0% of nationwide
- New York 4.8% of nationwide
- Ohio 3.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 37 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 10.1% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Jaylyn appears in 37 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, 1960–2024 (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.