Unisex name · since 2001
Zalyn
103 babies named Zalyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,252 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,184 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 103
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zalyn is the #10184 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 103 recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Zalyn recorded 103 times among boys since 2001, holding rank #10184 nationally today, ahead of 27% of boys, 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 2001 to 2025.
- #17,252 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,184 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 103 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zalyn ranks #17,252 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,184 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 103 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,252 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,184 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 103
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zalyn's 103 recorded births place it above 62.06% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Zalyn compares
103 26th percentile among 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
Zalyn's all-time total is 72% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zalyn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 103 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zalyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zalyn's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zalyn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Zalyn popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 2012 (Zalyn as girls' name)
Zalyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (38 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Zalyn's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Zalyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
36 births
- 2010s
2010s
38 births
- 2020s
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 38 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Zalyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (38 total births) through the 2020s (29) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Zalyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Zalyn 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.