Total births
107
Girls' name · since 2008
Palyn
107 babies named Palyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 107
- total births
- 2008–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 64%
- born in that decade
Palyn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 107 recorded since 2008.
Social Security Administration records show Palyn recorded 107 times among girls since 2008, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2017.
- 107 total births
- 2008–2017 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 64% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
107 girls have been named Palyn since 2008, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2017.
- 107
- total births
- 2008–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 64%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
64% of everyone ever named Palyn was born in this single decade.
2009
Single peak year
31 babies were named Palyn in 2009 - its busiest year on record.
Palyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Palyn's full recorded timeline at 2012, 30% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 70% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2015, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 31 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Palyn at a glance
Last recorded 2017Peak year
2009
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2008
Palyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2017
- Peak year (2009)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Palyn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Palyn's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Palyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
39 births
- 2010s
2010s
68 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 68 births (64% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Palyn? ▼
107 babies have been named Palyn since 2008. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2009 with 31 births.
When was Palyn most popular? ▼
Palyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Palyn been used? ▼
Palyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 10 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Palyn? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Paloma, Palmer, Palma, Palmira, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Palyn
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2008–2017 (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. "Palyn: Baby Name Since 2008 - 107 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/palyn. 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 Palyn 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 June 2026.