Unisex name · since 1963
Jaylynn
Since 1963, U.S. Social Security records show 9,348 babies named Jaylynn, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,757 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,058 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,348
- born since 1963
- 2000s
- peak decade
9,348 babies have been named Jaylynn since 1963, making it today's #2058 unisex name.
Jaylynn has 9,348 recorded births among girls since 1963, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2058 as of the latest data, more common than 88% 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 1963 to 2025.
- #1,757 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,058 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,348 born since 1963
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaylynn ranks #1,757 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,058 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,348 born since 1963, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,757 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,058 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,348
- born since 1963
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jaylynn's 9,348 recorded births place it above 97.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jaylynn compares
9,348 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Jaylynn's all-time total is 25x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaylynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,348 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 635 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jaylynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jaylynn splits its recorded history at 1999: 94% of all births land in the more recent half, 6% 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 2009 peak of 635 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jaylynn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 635
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Jaylynn popularity over time - boys
591 total births recorded since 1988 (Jaylynn as boys' name)
Jaylynn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,983 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Jaylynn's strongest decade.
3,983 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Jaylynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s 109
1980s
109 births
- 1990s 567
1990s
567 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,983 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,912 births
- 2020s 737
2020s
737 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,983 births (43% of all-time use).
How Jaylynn 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 Jaylynn's total volume
Jaylynn by state
Where Jaylynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,183 | 12.7% |
| #2 | California | | 867 | 9.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 495 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 489 | 5.2% |
| #5 | New York | | 455 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 434 | 4.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 259 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 256 | 2.7% |
1,183 of 9,348 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Jaylynn appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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- Jaylynn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (3,983 total births); usage has since declined to 737 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jaylynns (1,183 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jaylynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1963–2025 (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 Jaylynn 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.