Recorded 2012–2023 Unisex name Peak 2020 33 births

Nylin — boys' name

33 babies named Nylin in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s122020s21
2020s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Nylin was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

8 babies were named Nylin in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nylin

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Nylin between 2012 and 2023, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nylin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Nylin is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 2006.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nylin performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nylin shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nylin 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 33 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.

Nylin at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

33

Since 2012

12 years of records

Peak year

2020

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2012

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2023

Nylin popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2012

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2020)
8
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
456789 20232021202020142012 7

Nylin popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 2006 (Nylin as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 20212006 5

Nylin by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
21 births that decade — 64% of Nylin's all-time total
2010s122020s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nylin?
33 babies have been named Nylin since 2012. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2020 with 8 births.
When was Nylin most popular?
Nylin was most popular in the 2020s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Is Nylin a unisex name?
Yes, Nylin is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 33 births, and as a girl's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Nylin been used?
Nylin has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 12 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Nylin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nyle, Nyles, Nylan, Nylo, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2012–2023 (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.