Girls' name · since 1948
Saralynn
441 babies named Saralynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,759 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,440 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 441
- born since 1948
- 2010s
- peak decade
441 babies have been named Saralynn since 1948, making it today's #8440 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Saralynn recorded 441 times among girls since 1948, holding rank #8440 nationally today, ahead of 51% of girls, 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 1948 to 2025.
- #12,759 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,440 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 441 born since 1948
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saralynn ranks #12,759 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,440 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 441 born since 1948, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,759 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,440 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 441
- born since 1948
- 2010s
- peak decade
Saralynn's 441 recorded births place it above 82.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Saralynn compares
441 Top 47% higher than 53% 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
Saralynn's all-time total is 17% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Saralynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 441 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 21 | 19,840 |
Saralynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Saralynn splits its recorded history at 1997: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1948 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Saralynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Saralynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (109 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Saralynn's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Saralynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 29
1960s
29 births
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s
1980s
63 births
- 1990s
1990s
72 births
- 2000s
2000s
96 births
- 2010s
2010s
109 births
- 2020s 39
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 109 births (25% of all-time use).
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What to do with Saralynn's data
- Saralynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (109 total births) through the 2020s (39) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Saralynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1948–2025 (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 Saralynn 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.