Recorded 2011–2016 Girls' name Peak 2011 22 births

Paelynn — girls' name

22 babies named Paelynn in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s22
2010s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Paelynn was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

6 babies were named Paelynn in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Paelynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Paelynn between 2011 and 2016, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Paelynn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Paelynn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Paelynn 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 22 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.

Paelynn at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

22

Since 2011

6 years of records

Peak year

2011

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

2011

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2016

Paelynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2011

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2011)
6
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4.555.566.5 2016201520142011 6

Paelynn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
22 births that decade — 100% of Paelynn's all-time total
2010s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Paelynn?
22 babies have been named Paelynn since 2011. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2011 with 6 births.
When was Paelynn most popular?
Paelynn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Paelynn been used?
Paelynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 6 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Paelynn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Paetyn, Paeton, Paelyn, Paeyton, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2011–2016 (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.