Total births
22
Boys' name · since 2007
Lelyn
22 babies named Lelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 22
- total births
- 2007–2015
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
Lelyn sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 22 recorded since 2007.
Lelyn has 22 recorded births among boys since 2007, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2015.
- 22 total births
- 2007–2015 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
22 boys have been named Lelyn since 2007, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2015.
- 22
- total births
- 2007–2015
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
55% of everyone ever named Lelyn was born in this single decade.
2014
Single peak year
7 babies were named Lelyn in 2014 - its busiest year on record.
Lelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lelyn splits its recorded history at 2014: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lelyn at a glance
Last recorded 2015Peak year
2014
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2007
Lelyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2015
- Peak year (2014)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Lelyn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Lelyn's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Lelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 12 births (55% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lelyn? ▼
Lelyn has been given to 22 babies in the U.S. since 2007, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2015. 7 babies were born in 2014, its single highest year.
When was Lelyn most popular? ▼
Lelyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Lelyn been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Lelyn since 2007 -- 9 years through the most recent 2015 data.
What names are similar to Lelyn? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leland, Lelan, Lelon, Leldon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Lelyn
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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, 2007–2015 (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. "Lelyn: Baby Name Since 2007 - 22 Births, Peak 2014." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lelyn. 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 Lelyn 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.