Girls' name · since 1985
Sarahlynn
Sarahlynn has 125 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,694 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 125
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
125 girls have been named Sarahlynn since 1985, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sarahlynn has been recorded 125 times among girls since 1985, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2015.
- #24,694 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 125 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sarahlynn ranks #24,694 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 125 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #24,694 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 125
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sarahlynn's 125 recorded births place it above 65.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sarahlynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sarahlynn's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sarahlynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2015
- Peak year (2005)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Sarahlynn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (59 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Sarahlynn's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Sarahlynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
59 births
- 2010s
2010s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 59 births (47% of all-time use).
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- Sarahlynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (59 total births) through the 2010s (34) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sarahlynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~30 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1985–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Sarahlynn 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 August 2026.