Total births
39
Unisex name · since 2012
Nylin
39 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.
- 39
- total births
- 2012–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
Nylin sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 39 recorded since 2012.
Nylin has 39 recorded births among boys since 2012, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- 39 total births
- 2012–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 69% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
39 boys have been named Nylin since 2012, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 39
- total births
- 2012–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
69% 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.
Nylin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nylin splits its recorded history at 2021: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2014 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nylin at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2020
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2012
Nylin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Nylin popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 2006 (Nylin as girls' name)
Nylin by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Nylin's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Nylin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
- 2020s
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 27 births (69% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nylin? ▼
39 babies have been named Nylin since 2012. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2020 with 8 births.
When was Nylin most popular? ▼
Nylin was most popular in the 2020s decade with 27 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 39 births, and as a girl's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Nylin been used? ▼
Records for Nylin go back to 2012, giving 14 years of history through 2025.
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.
Keep exploring Nylin
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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. "Nylin: Baby Name Since 2012 - 39 Births, Peak 2020." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nylin. 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 Nylin 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.