Recorded 1984–2023 Unisex name Peak 1993 268 births

Tylyn — unisex name

268 babies named Tylyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s1712000s562010s292020s7
1990s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Tylyn was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

46 babies were named Tylyn in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tylyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 268 babies named Tylyn between 1984 and 2023, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tylyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 46 babies received it in a single year. Tylyn is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 100 additional births since 1995.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tylyn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 171 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tylyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tylyn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tylyn 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 268 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.

Tylyn at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

268

Since 1984

40 years of records

Peak year

1993

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1984

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2023

Tylyn popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1984

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1993)
46
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
01020304050 202320152009200420001997199419911984 5

Tylyn popularity over time — boys

100 total births recorded since 1995 (Tylyn as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 100 births
45678910 2024201920152011200219971995 5

Tylyn by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
171 births that decade — 64% of Tylyn's all-time total
1980s51990s1712000s562010s292020s7

Tylyn by state

Where Tylyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tylyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 2.2%
California share of Tylyn's total US births 2.2%

6 of 268 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tylyn?
268 babies have been named Tylyn since 1984. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1993 with 46 births.
When was Tylyn most popular?
Tylyn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 171 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Tylyn most popular?
The top states for the name Tylyn are California (6 births).
Is Tylyn a unisex name?
Yes, Tylyn is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 268 births, and as a boy's name it has 100 births.
How long has the name Tylyn been used?
Tylyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 40 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Tylyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tyler, Tyla, Tylee, Tylar, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1984–2023 (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.