Girls' name · since 2008
Zailynn
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 324 babies named Zailynn, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,297 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,281 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 324
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
324 babies have been named Zailynn since 2008, making it today's #6281 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zailynn has been recorded 324 times among girls since 2008, currently ranked #6281 nationally and more common than 64% 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 2008 to 2025.
- #15,297 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,281 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 324 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zailynn ranks #15,297 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,281 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 324 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,297 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,281 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 324
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zailynn'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 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Zailynn 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
Zailynn's all-time total is 14% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zailynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 324 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zailynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zailynn's SSA record in two at 2017 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 2010, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zailynn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Currently ranks #6281 among girls.
324 total births across 18 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2015 with 28 births in a single year.
Zailynn popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2023 (Zailynn as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Zailynn accounts for 2% of total recorded use across both genders.
Zailynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (195 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Zailynn's strongest decade.
195 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Zailynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
- 2010s
2010s
195 births
- 2020s
2020s
108 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 195 births (60% of all-time use).
Zailynn decade highlights
- Peak decade 195 births
- Runner-up 108 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Zailynn by state
Where Zailynn concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 21 | 6.5% |
21 of 324 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Texas 6.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 6.5% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Zailynn's data
- Zailynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (195 total births) through the 2020s (108) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Zailynns (21 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Zailynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Zailynn 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.
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