Unisex name · since 1984
Tylyn
274 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.
- #16,710 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,661 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 274
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tylyn is the #13661 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 274 recorded since 1984.
Social Security Administration records show Tylyn recorded 274 times among girls since 1984, holding rank #13661 nationally today, ahead of 21% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #16,710 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,661 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 274 born since 1984
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tylyn ranks #16,710 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,661 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 274 born since 1984, peaking in the 1990s.
- #16,710 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,661 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 274
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tylyn's 274 recorded births place it above 76.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Tylyn compares
274 43rd 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
Tylyn's all-time total is 27% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tylyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 274 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tylyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tylyn splits its recorded history at 2003: 27% of all births land in the more recent half, 73% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 46 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tylyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Tylyn popularity over time - boys
109 total births recorded since 1995 (Tylyn as boys' name)
Tylyn by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (171 births, 62% of the file).
1990s was Tylyn's strongest decade.
171 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Tylyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
171 births
- 2000s 56
2000s
56 births
- 2010s 29
2010s
29 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 171 births (62% of all-time use).
Tylyn by state
Where Tylyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 2.2% |
6 of 274 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tylyn's data
- Tylyn's decade-level peak was the 1990s (171 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tylyns (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Tylyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Tylyn 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.