Total births
109
Unisex name · since 2009
Vaylen
Vaylen has 109 recorded births since 2009 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7641
- among boys today
- 109
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 47%
- more common than other boys
Vaylen currently ranks #7641 among unisex names in America, with 109 babies recorded since 2009.
Vaylen has 109 recorded births among boys since 2009, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7641 as of the latest data, more common than 47% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #7641 among boys today
- 109 born since 2009
- 2020s peak decade
- 47% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Vaylen is currently the #7641 unisex name in America, more common than 47% of boys - 109 born since 2009, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7641
- among boys today
- 109
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 47%
- more common than other boys
Vaylen vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#7641
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 47% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
59% of everyone ever named Vaylen was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
15 babies were named Vaylen in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Vaylen compares
109 27th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Vaylen's all-time total is 70% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vaylen | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 109 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 23 | 22,252 |
Vaylen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Vaylen's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Vaylen at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#7,641
Active since
2009
Vaylen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Vaylen popularity over time - girls
15 total births recorded since 2019 (Vaylen as girls' name)
Vaylen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Vaylen's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Vaylen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
40 births
- 2020s
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 64 births (59% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Vaylen? ▼
Since 2009, Social Security records show 109 babies named Vaylen. Today it holds rank #7641 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 15 births.
When was Vaylen most popular? ▼
Vaylen was most popular in the 2020s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Is Vaylen a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Vaylen is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 109 births, and as a girl's name it has 15 births.
How long has the name Vaylen been used? ▼
Records for Vaylen go back to 2009, giving 17 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Vaylen? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vayu, Vayden, Vaylor, Vayun, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Vaylen
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Vayden Boy
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Vaylor Boy
7 births
Vayun Boy
7 births
Vayne Boy
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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. "Vaylen: #7641 Unisex Name - 109 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/vaylen. 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 Vaylen 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.