Total births
25
Boys' name · since 2018
Wylin
25 babies named Wylin in U.S. Social Security records since 2018, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10738
- among boys today
- 25
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 25%
- more common than other boys
25 babies have been named Wylin since 2018, making it today's #10738 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wylin has been recorded 25 times among boys since 2018, currently ranked #10738 nationally and more common than 25% of boys, 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 2018 to 2025.
- #10738 among boys today
- 25 born since 2018
- 2020s peak decade
- 25% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Wylin is currently the #10738 boys' name in America, more common than 25% of boys - 25 born since 2018, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10738
- among boys today
- 25
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 25%
- more common than other boys
Wylin vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#10738
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 25% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
72% of everyone ever named Wylin was born in this single decade.
2018
Single peak year
7 babies were named Wylin in 2018 - its busiest year on record.
How Wylin compares
25 9th 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
Wylin's all-time total is 93% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wylin | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 25 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 23 | 22,252 |
Wylin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Wylin's full recorded timeline at 2024, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2021, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Wylin at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2018
Current rank
#10,738
Active since
2018
Wylin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Wylin by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Wylin's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Wylin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
- 2020s
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 18 births (72% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Wylin? ▼
25 babies have been named Wylin since 2018. It currently ranks #10738 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 7 births.
When was Wylin most popular? ▼
Wylin was most popular in the 2020s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Wylin been used? ▼
Records for Wylin go back to 2018, giving 8 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Wylin? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wylie, Wylder, Wylee, Wylan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Wylin
Nearby Names Like Wylin
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Wylin
Wylie Boy
#1224 6,073 births
Wylder Boy
#679 2,513 births
Wylee Boy
#3826 463 births
Wylan Boy
#7041 320 births
Wyland Boy
#10333 316 births
Compare Wylin side by side: Wylin vs Wylie Wylin vs Wylder Wylin vs Wylee
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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, 2018–2025 (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. "Wylin: #10738 Boys' Name - 25 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/wylin. 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 Wylin 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.