Recorded 1985–2015 Girls' name Peak 2005 125 births

Sarahlynn — girls' name

125 babies named Sarahlynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s201990s122000s592010s34
2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Sarahlynn was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

9 babies were named Sarahlynn in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sarahlynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 125 babies named Sarahlynn between 1985 and 2015, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sarahlynn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sarahlynn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sarahlynn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sarahlynn 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 125 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.

Sarahlynn at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

125

Since 1985

31 years of records

Peak year

2005

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1985

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2015

Sarahlynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1985

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2005)
9
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
45678910 20152012200920062003199919861985 7

Sarahlynn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
59 births that decade — 47% of Sarahlynn's all-time total
1980s201990s122000s592010s34

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sarahlynn?
125 babies have been named Sarahlynn since 1985. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2005 with 9 births.
When was Sarahlynn most popular?
Sarahlynn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Sarahlynn been used?
Sarahlynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 31 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Sarahlynn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sarah, Sara, Sarai, Sarina, 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, 1985–2015 (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.