Unisex name · since 2001
Zaylin
Zaylin has 795 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,933 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,224 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 795
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zaylin is the #2224 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 795 recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Zaylin recorded 795 times among boys since 2001, holding rank #2224 nationally today, ahead of 84% 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 2001 to 2025.
- #5,933 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,224 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 795 born since 2001
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaylin ranks #5,933 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,224 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 795 born since 2001, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,933 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,224 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 795
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zaylin's 795 recorded births place it above 86.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Zaylin compares
795 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Zaylin's all-time total is 115% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zaylin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 795 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 74 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zaylin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zaylin's full recorded timeline at 2013, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 74 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zaylin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 74
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Zaylin popularity over time - girls
303 total births recorded since 2005 (Zaylin as girls' name)
Zaylin by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (366 births, 46% of the file).
2020s was Zaylin's strongest decade.
366 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Zaylin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 100
2000s
100 births
- 2010s
2010s
329 births
- 2020s
2020s
366 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 366 births (46% of all-time use).
How Zaylin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Zaylin's total volume
Zaylin by state
Where Zaylin concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 50 | 6.3% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 23 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 16 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 15 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #7 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
50 of 795 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Zaylin appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Zaylins (50 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 Zaylin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
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 Zaylin 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.