Unisex name · since 2001

Thailyn

Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 95 babies named Thailyn, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#27,731 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#14,023 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
95
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade

95 babies have been named Thailyn since 2001, making it today's #14023 unisex name.

Thailyn has 95 recorded births among girls since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #14023 as of the latest data, more common than 19% 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 2001 to 2025.

  • #27,731 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #14,023 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 95 born since 2001
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thailyn ranks #27,731 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,023 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 95 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.

#27,731 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#14,023 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
95
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%18.9%
Thailyn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Thailyn's 95 recorded births place it above 61.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

How Thailyn compares

95 24th percentile among 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

Thailyn's all-time total is 75% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Thailyn Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 95 376 567,345
Peak-year births 9 21 19,840

Thailyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Thailyn's full recorded timeline at 2010, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Thailyn popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
9
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
45678910 20012004200620092011201520172025 6

Thailyn popularity over time - boys

10 total births recorded since 2007 (Thailyn as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 10 births
5 20072011 5

Thailyn by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (47 births, 49% of the file).

2010s was Thailyn's strongest decade.

47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.

Thailyn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 47 births (49% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thailyn?
Since 2001, Social Security records show 95 babies named Thailyn. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #27,731 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #14,023 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2011, with 9 births.
Where does Thailyn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thailyn ranks #27,731 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,023 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Thailyn most popular?
Thailyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Is Thailyn a unisex name?
Yes, Thailyn is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 95 births, and as a boy's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Thailyn been used?
Thailyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 25 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Thailyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Thalia, Thais, Thania, Thao, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Thailyn's data

  • Thailyn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (47 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Thailyn

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Thailyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2001–2025 (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 Thailyn 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.