Unisex name · since 2015
Westlyn
Since 2015, U.S. Social Security records show 453 babies named Westlyn, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,568 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,653 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 453
- born since 2015
- 2010s
- peak decade
Westlyn currently ranks #4653 among unisex names in America, with 453 babies recorded since 2015.
Westlyn has 453 recorded births among girls since 2015, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4653 as of the latest data, more common than 73% 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 2015 to 2025.
- #12,568 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,653 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 453 born since 2015
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Westlyn ranks #12,568 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,653 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 453 born since 2015, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,568 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,653 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 453
- born since 2015
- 2010s
- peak decade
Westlyn's 453 recorded births place it above 82.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Westlyn compares
453 Top 47% higher than 53% of 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
Westlyn's all-time total is 20% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Westlyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 453 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 109 | 21 | 19,840 |
Westlyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Westlyn splits its recorded history at 2020: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2015 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 109 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Westlyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 109
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Westlyn popularity over time - boys
43 total births recorded since 2017 (Westlyn as boys' name)
Westlyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (292 births, 64% of the file).
2010s was Westlyn's strongest decade.
292 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Westlyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
292 births
- 2020s
2020s
161 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 292 births (64% of all-time use).
Westlyn by state
Where Westlyn concentrates geographically, total births since 2015
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 45 | 9.9% |
| #2 | California | | 15 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 13 | 2.9% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 12 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 7 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.1% |
45 of 453 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Westlyn's data
- Westlyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (292 total births) through the 2020s (161) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Westlyns (45 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Westlyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~10 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, 2015–2025 (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 Westlyn 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.