Recorded 2008–2022 Girls' name Peak 2011 138 births

Paylin — girls' name

138 babies named Paylin in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s322010s992020s7
2010s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Paylin was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

25 babies were named Paylin in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Paylin

The Social Security Administration has registered 138 babies named Paylin between 2008 and 2022, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Paylin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Paylin performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 99 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Paylin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Paylin 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 138 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.

Paylin at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

138

Since 2008

15 years of records

Peak year

2011

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2008

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2022

Paylin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2008

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2011)
25
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
51015202530 202220192018201620152014201320122011201020092008 9

Paylin by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
99 births that decade — 72% of Paylin's all-time total
2000s322010s992020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Paylin?
138 babies have been named Paylin since 2008. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2011 with 25 births.
When was Paylin most popular?
Paylin was most popular in the 2010s decade with 99 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Paylin been used?
Paylin has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 15 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Paylin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Payton, Payten, Payge, Payson, 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, 2008–2022 (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.