Unisex name · since 1995
Taelyn
Taelyn has 2,267 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,335 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,559 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,267
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,267 babies have been named Taelyn since 1995, making it today's #2559 unisex name.
Taelyn has 2,267 recorded births among girls since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2559 as of the latest data, more common than 85% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #4,335 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,559 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,267 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taelyn ranks #4,335 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,559 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,267 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,335 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,559 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,267
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Taelyn's 2,267 recorded births place it above 94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Taelyn compares
2,267 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Taelyn's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Taelyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,267 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 143 | 21 | 19,840 |
Taelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Taelyn splits its recorded history at 2010: 76% of all births land in the more recent half, 24% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 143 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Taelyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 143
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Taelyn popularity over time - boys
255 total births recorded since 2005 (Taelyn as boys' name)
Taelyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,245 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Taelyn's strongest decade.
1,245 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Taelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 60
1990s
60 births
- 2000s 495
2000s
495 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,245 births
- 2020s 467
2020s
467 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,245 births (55% of all-time use).
How Taelyn 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 Taelyn's total volume
Taelyn by state
Where Taelyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 181 | 8.0% |
| #2 | California | | 91 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 84 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 49 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 43 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 36 | 1.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 35 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 30 | 1.3% |
181 of 2,267 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Taelyn appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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- Taelyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,245 total births) through the 2020s (467) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Taelyns (181 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Taelyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
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, 1995–2025 (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 Taelyn 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.