Total births
65
Girls' name · since 2009
Vaelyn
Vaelyn has 65 recorded births since 2009 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8839
- among girls today
- 65
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 50%
- more common than other girls
Vaelyn currently ranks #8839 among girls' names in America, with 65 babies recorded since 2009.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vaelyn has been recorded 65 times among girls since 2009, currently ranked #8839 nationally and more common than 50% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #8839 among girls today
- 65 born since 2009
- 2020s peak decade
- 50% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Vaelyn is currently the #8839 girls' name in America, more common than 50% of girls - 65 born since 2009, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8839
- among girls today
- 65
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 50%
- more common than other girls
Vaelyn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#8839
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 50% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
60% of everyone ever named Vaelyn was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
12 babies were named Vaelyn in 2023 - its busiest year on record.
How Vaelyn compares
65 18th percentile among 17,726 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
Vaelyn's all-time total is 83% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vaelyn | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 65 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 48 | 19,840 |
Vaelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vaelyn's full recorded timeline at 2021, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vaelyn at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#8,839
Active since
2009
Vaelyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Vaelyn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Vaelyn's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Vaelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
21 births
- 2020s
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 39 births (60% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Vaelyn? ▼
Vaelyn has been given to 65 babies in the U.S. since 2009, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #8839 as of the latest data. 12 babies were born in 2023, its single highest year.
When was Vaelyn most popular? ▼
Vaelyn was most popular in the 2020s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Vaelyn been used? ▼
Records for Vaelyn go back to 2009, giving 17 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Vaelyn? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vaeda, Vaela, Vaelynn, Vaeya, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Vaelyn
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Vaelynn Girl
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Vaeya Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2009–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Vaelyn: #8839 Girls' Name - 65 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/vaelyn. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Vaelyn 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 June 2026.