Unisex name · since 1960
Jaylyn
Jaylyn has 5,704 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,354 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,602 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,704
- born since 1960
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jaylyn is the #3602 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 5,704 recorded since 1960.
Social Security Administration records show Jaylyn recorded 5,704 times among girls since 1960, holding rank #3602 nationally today, ahead of 79% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #2,354 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,602 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,704 born since 1960
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaylyn ranks #2,354 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,602 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,704 born since 1960, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,354 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,602 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,704
- born since 1960
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jaylyn's 5,704 recorded births place it above 96.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jaylyn compares
5,704 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Jaylyn's all-time total is 15x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaylyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,704 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 376 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jaylyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jaylyn splits its recorded history at 2000: 87% of all births land in the more recent half, 13% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1963 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 376 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jaylyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 376
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Jaylyn popularity over time - boys
1,809 total births recorded since 1992 (Jaylyn as boys' name)
Jaylyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,773 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Jaylyn's strongest decade.
2,773 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Jaylyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s 91
1980s
91 births
- 1990s 621
1990s
621 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,773 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,821 births
- 2020s 356
2020s
356 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,773 births (49% of all-time use).
How Jaylyn 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 Jaylyn's total volume
Jaylyn by state
Where Jaylyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 581 | 10.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 563 | 9.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 339 | 5.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 274 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 214 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 181 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 168 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 135 | 2.4% |
581 of 5,704 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Jaylyn appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jaylyn's data
- Jaylyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,773 total births); usage has since declined to 356 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jaylyns (581 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Jaylyn: 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 (~65 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, 1960–2025 (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 Jaylyn 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.