Unisex name · since 2008
Yilin
94 babies named Yilin in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #27,849 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 94
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yilin is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 94 have been recorded since 2008.
Social Security Administration records show Yilin recorded 94 times among girls since 2008, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2023.
- #27,849 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 94 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yilin ranks #27,849 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 94 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #27,849 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 94
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yilin's 94 recorded births place it above 61.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Yilin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yilin's full recorded timeline at 2016, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yilin popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2023
- Peak year (2016)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Yilin popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 2015 (Yilin as boys' name)
Yilin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (55 births, 59% of the file).
2010s was Yilin's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Yilin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s
2010s
55 births
- 2020s
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 55 births (59% of all-time use).
Yilin by state
Where Yilin concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 7.4% |
7 of 94 births nationwide.
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- Yilin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (55 total births) through the 2020s (26) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Yilins (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Yilin: 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 (~15 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, 2008–2023 (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 Yilin 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.