Total births
81
Girls' name · since 2012
Laylyn
Laylyn has 81 recorded births since 2012 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6372
- among girls today
- 81
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 64%
- more common than other girls
81 babies have been named Laylyn since 2012, making it today's #6372 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Laylyn recorded 81 times among girls since 2012, holding rank #6372 nationally today, ahead of 64% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- #6372 among girls today
- 81 born since 2012
- 2020s peak decade
- 64% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Laylyn is currently the #6372 girls' name in America, more common than 64% of girls - 81 born since 2012, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6372
- among girls today
- 81
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 64%
- more common than other girls
Laylyn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#6372
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 64% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
88% of everyone ever named Laylyn was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
19 babies were named Laylyn in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Laylyn compares
81 21st percentile among 17,726 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
Laylyn's all-time total is 79% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Laylyn | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 81 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 48 | 19,840 |
Laylyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Laylyn splits its recorded history at 2022: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2012 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Laylyn at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#6,372
Active since
2012
Laylyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Laylyn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Laylyn's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 88% of all-time use.
Laylyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
- 2020s
2020s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 71 births (88% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Laylyn? ▼
Since 2012, Social Security records show 81 babies named Laylyn. Today it holds rank #6372 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 19 births.
When was Laylyn most popular? ▼
Laylyn was most popular in the 2020s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Laylyn been used? ▼
Laylyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 14 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Laylyn? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Layla, Laylah, Layne, Layan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Laylyn
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Layan Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2012–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Laylyn: #6372 Girls' Name - 81 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/laylyn. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Laylyn 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 July 2026.