Unisex name · since 2004
Zaelyn
Zaelyn has 400 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,032 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,737 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 400
- born since 2004
- 2020s
- peak decade
400 babies have been named Zaelyn since 2004, making it today's #3737 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Zaelyn recorded 400 times among boys since 2004, holding rank #3737 nationally today, ahead of 73% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #9,032 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,737 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 400 born since 2004
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaelyn ranks #9,032 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,737 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 400 born since 2004, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,032 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,737 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 400
- born since 2004
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zaelyn's 400 recorded births place it above 80.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Zaelyn compares
400 Top 49% higher than 51% of 13,930 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
Zaelyn's all-time total is 8% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zaelyn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 400 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zaelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zaelyn splits its recorded history at 2015: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zaelyn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Zaelyn popularity over time - girls
336 total births recorded since 2007 (Zaelyn as girls' name)
Zaelyn by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (163 births, 41% of the file).
2020s was Zaelyn's strongest decade.
163 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Zaelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
83 births
- 2010s
2010s
154 births
- 2020s
2020s
163 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 163 births (41% of all-time use).
Zaelyn by state
Where Zaelyn concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 23 | 5.8% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 5 | 1.3% |
23 of 400 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Texas records the most Zaelyns (23 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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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, 2004–2025 (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 Zaelyn 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.