US rank #5523 Girls' name Peak 2011 769 births

Tailyn — #5523 US girls' name

769 babies named Tailyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s252000s2092010s3932020s142
#5523
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 69% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Tailyn was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

56 babies were named Tailyn in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tailyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 769 babies named Tailyn between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tailyn currently holds the #5523 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 56 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tailyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 393 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tailyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 55 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Tailyn in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tailyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 769 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tailyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

769

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2011

56 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,523

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tailyn popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
56
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
0204060 20242020201620122008200420001996 5

Tailyn popularity over time — boys

38 total births recorded since 2008 (Tailyn as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 38 births
45678910 202420212020201720152008 5

Tailyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
393 births that decade — 51% of Tailyn's all-time total
1990s252000s2092010s3932020s142

Tailyn by state

Where Tailyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Tailyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
55 7.2%
#2 Florida
15 2.0%
#3 Georgia
15 2.0%
#4 Louisiana
8 1.0%
#5 North Carolina
5 0.7%
Texas share of Tailyn's total US births 7.2%
Even split

55 of 769 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tailyn?
769 babies have been named Tailyn since 1996. It currently ranks #5523 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 56 births.
When was Tailyn most popular?
Tailyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 393 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Tailyn most popular?
The top states for the name Tailyn are Texas (55 births), Florida (15 births), Georgia (15 births).
How long has the name Tailyn been used?
Tailyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tailyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Taisha, Taina, Tai, Taira, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1996–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.