Recorded 2008–2019 Unisex name Peak 2016 56 births

Zalynn — unisex name

56 babies named Zalynn 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.

2000s52010s51
2010s
Peak decade

91% of everyone ever named Zalynn was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

14 babies were named Zalynn in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zalynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Zalynn between 2008 and 2019, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zalynn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 14 babies received it in a single year. Zalynn is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 2011.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zalynn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zalynn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Zalynn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zalynn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 56 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Zalynn at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

56

Since 2008

12 years of records

Peak year

2016

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

2008

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2019

Zalynn popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2008

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2016)
14
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
46810121416 2019201820172016201520122008 5

Zalynn popularity over time — boys

10 total births recorded since 2011 (Zalynn as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 20152011 5

Zalynn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
51 births that decade — 91% of Zalynn's all-time total
2000s52010s51

Zalynn by state

Where Zalynn concentrates geographically — total births since 2008

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zalynn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 8.9%
Texas share of Zalynn's total US births 8.9%

5 of 56 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zalynn?
56 babies have been named Zalynn since 2008. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2016 with 14 births.
When was Zalynn most popular?
Zalynn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Zalynn most popular?
The top states for the name Zalynn are Texas (5 births).
Is Zalynn a unisex name?
Yes, Zalynn is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 56 births, and as a boy's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Zalynn been used?
Zalynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 12 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Zalynn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zaliyah, Zalayah, Zalaya, Zalia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2008–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.