Girls' name · since 1997
Yailyn
Yailyn has 337 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,981 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,734 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 337
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
337 babies have been named Yailyn since 1997, making it today's #15734 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Yailyn recorded 337 times among girls since 1997, holding rank #15734 nationally today, ahead of 9% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #14,981 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,734 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 337 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yailyn ranks #14,981 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,734 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 337 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,981 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,734 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 337
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yailyn's 337 recorded births place it above 79.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Yailyn compares
337 47th 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
Yailyn's all-time total is 10% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yailyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 337 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 21 | 19,840 |
Yailyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yailyn's full recorded timeline at 2011, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2025, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yailyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Yailyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (141 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Yailyn's strongest decade.
141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Yailyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 36
1990s
36 births
- 2000s
2000s
141 births
- 2010s
2010s
106 births
- 2020s 54
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 141 births (42% of all-time use).
Yailyn by state
Where Yailyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 12 | 3.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11 | 3.3% |
| #3 | California | | 10 | 3.0% |
12 of 337 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Yailyn's data
- Yailyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (141 total births) through the 2020s (54) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Yailyns (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Yailyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Yailyn 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.