Girls' name · since 1924
Saralyn
Since 1924, U.S. Social Security records show 1,299 babies named Saralyn, peaking in 1961. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,286 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,188 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,299
- born since 1924
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Saralyn is the #10188 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,299 recorded since 1924.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saralyn has been recorded 1,299 times among girls since 1924, currently ranked #10188 nationally and more common than 41% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2025.
- #6,286 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,188 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,299 born since 1924
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saralyn ranks #6,286 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,188 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,299 born since 1924, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,286 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,188 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,299
- born since 1924
- 1980s
- peak decade
Saralyn's 1,299 recorded births place it above 91.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Saralyn compares
1,299 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Saralyn's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Saralyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,299 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 21 | 19,840 |
Saralyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Saralyn's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1924, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1961 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Saralyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2025
- Peak year (1961)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Saralyn by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (176 births, 14% of the file).
1980s was Saralyn's strongest decade.
176 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Saralyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
74 births
- 1940s
1940s
127 births
- 1950s
1950s
165 births
- 1960s
1960s
142 births
- 1970s
1970s
129 births
- 1980s
1980s
176 births
- 1990s
1990s
158 births
- 2000s
2000s
163 births
- 2010s
2010s
118 births
- 2020s 42
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 176 births (14% of all-time use).
How Saralyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Saralyn's total volume
Saralyn by state
Where Saralyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 36 | 2.8% |
| #2 | California | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.4% |
36 of 1,299 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Saralyn's data
- Saralyn's decade-level peak was the 1980s (176 total births); usage has since declined to 42 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Saralyns (36 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Saralyn
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Saralyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1924–2025 (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 Saralyn 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.