Unisex name · since 2005
Zailyn
Zailyn has 324 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,296 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,698 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 324
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zailyn is the #8698 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 324 recorded since 2005.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zailyn has been recorded 324 times among girls since 2005, currently ranked #8698 nationally and more common than 50% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #15,296 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,698 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 324 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zailyn ranks #15,296 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,698 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 324 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,296 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,698 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 324
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zailyn's 324 recorded births place it above 78.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Zailyn compares
324 46th 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
Zailyn's all-time total is 14% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zailyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 324 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zailyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zailyn's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zailyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Zailyn popularity over time - boys
207 total births recorded since 2006 (Zailyn as boys' name)
Zailyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (182 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Zailyn's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Zailyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 49
2000s
49 births
- 2010s
2010s
182 births
- 2020s
2020s
93 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 182 births (56% of all-time use).
Zailyn by state
Where Zailyn concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 15 | 4.6% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 1.9% |
15 of 324 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Zailyn's data
- Zailyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (182 total births) through the 2020s (93) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Zailyns (15 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zailyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Zailyn 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.