Girls' name · since 1996
Tailyn
Tailyn has 786 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,854 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,699 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 786
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tailyn is the #6699 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 786 recorded since 1996.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tailyn has been recorded 786 times among girls since 1996, currently ranked #6699 nationally and more common than 61% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #8,854 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,699 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 786 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tailyn ranks #8,854 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,699 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 786 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,854 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,699 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 786
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tailyn's 786 recorded births place it above 87.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Tailyn compares
786 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Tailyn's all-time total is 109% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tailyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 786 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 56 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tailyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tailyn splits its recorded history at 2011: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 56 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tailyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Tailyn popularity over time - boys
38 total births recorded since 2008 (Tailyn as boys' name)
Tailyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (393 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Tailyn's strongest decade.
393 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Tailyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
- 2000s
2000s
209 births
- 2010s
2010s
393 births
- 2020s
2020s
159 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 393 births (50% of all-time use).
How Tailyn 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 Tailyn's total volume
Tailyn by state
Where Tailyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 55 | 7.0% |
| #2 | Florida | | 15 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 15 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 8 | 1.0% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
55 of 786 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Tailyn's data
- Tailyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (393 total births) through the 2020s (159) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Tailyns (55 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tailyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Tailyn 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.