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Jaylyn

#3,607 in 2025UnisexGirls' nameBoys' name

Variant of Jaylynn

Jaylyn has been given to 7,513 babies in the U.S. since 1960. In 2025 it ranked #3,607 of 17,293 girls’ names in use. Its peak year was 2007, with 376 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 76% girls, 24% boys all-time.

Babies named Jaylyn, 2025

1 in 78,900

Jaylyn over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys
010020030040018801900192019401960198020002020

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Jaylyn over time

In 2025, Jaylyn went to 68% girls and 32% boys.

19602025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Jaylyn: meaning, origin, and history

Variant of Jaylynn

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Jaylyn means

Jaylyn is a variant of Jaylynn.

Origin, language, and formation

Jaylyn is used in English.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Jaylynn.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 5,704 girls were recorded with the name Jaylyn between 1960 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 376 in 2007; its best national rank was #771 in 2007.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #2,385 in 2020 to #3,607 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #1,407 in 2015 to #3,607 in 2025.

In the United States, 1,809 boys were recorded with the name Jaylyn between 1992 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 118 in 2009; its best national rank was #1,419 in 2000.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #3,959 in 2020 to #4,931 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #3,819 in 2015 to #4,931 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Jaylyn?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 78,900
42 of 3,315,165 births
Among girls only
1 in 38,300
<0.01% of girls
Rank, 2025
#3,607
of 17,293 girls’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
54,713 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Jaylyn sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 100Under 1%
School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 54,713 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Jaylyn. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Jaylyns were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Jaylyn was born before 2008 — so the typical Jaylyn is around 17 today.

Median birth year
2008
About 17 years old
Biggest decade
2000s
48.6% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
83.7%
A modern name
Recorded since 1950
5,704
People you could plausibly meet
Choose a decade

2000s — 48.6% of all recorded uses (2,773).

Is Jaylyn rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
−770
Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago
−1,222
Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago
−2,200
Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago
0.25×
Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak
11.2%
Peak was 2007 (376)
Years since peak
18
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Shifting
14.7% average annual change
Best rank ever
#771
2007

Spellings of Jaylyn

Jaylyn is not the most common spelling — Jaclyn is, with 8.1% against Jaylyn's 0.93%.

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Where Jaylyn is used — girls

Across 2016–2025, Jaylyn was most concentrated in California — about 1 in 12,500 girls, against 1 in 22,858 across all states with data. It was least common in Pennsylvania (1 in 100,000).

18 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1California1 in 12,500
  2. 2Florida1 in 16,667
  3. 3Texas1 in 16,667
  4. 4Louisiana1 in 25,000
  5. 5Kentucky1 in 33,333
  6. 6Michigan1 in 33,333
  7. 7Arizona1 in 50,000
  8. 8Georgia1 in 50,000

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Where Jaylyn is used — boys

Across 1910–2025, Jaylyn was most concentrated in Florida — about 1 in 100,000 boys, against 1 in 174,522 across all states with data. It was least common in Pennsylvania (1 in —).

01 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Florida1 in 100,000
  2. 2Georgia1 in 100,000
  3. 3Illinois1 in 100,000
  4. 4Michigan1 in 100,000
  5. 5Mississippi1 in 100,000
  6. 6North Carolina1 in 100,000
  7. 7South Carolina1 in 100,000
  8. 8Tennessee1 in 100,000

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Jaylyn has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Jaylyn around the world

Where Jaylyn ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • England & Wales
    2017–2017
    #4,763
    in 2017
  • Canada
    1991–2024
    #3,457
    in 2024
  • South Australia
    2005–2005
    #775
    in 2005

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Notable people named Jaylyn

People whose public names include Jaylyn, backed by Wikidata given-name records and ordered by linked Wikimedia pages. The name may be a middle name.

People data from Wikidata (CC0). Fame is measured, not judged — the order reflects how widely each person is documented, not the U.S. birth records popularity this page is otherwise about.

Jaylyn by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#3,607
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 1,222
Best rank ever
#771
2007
Peak year
2007
376 that year
First recorded
1960
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
5,704
Count in 2025
42

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#4,931
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 972
Best rank ever
#1,419
2000
Peak year
2009
118 that year
First recorded
1992
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
1,809
Count in 2025
20

Names similar to Jaylyn

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

JaylenJaycieJayleeJaymieJaylinJaylahJayceeJaynaJaycelynJaymeeJaylaniJaydeJaylynnCailynJayleneJaydahJaydenJailynOaklynMarlynJaslynJayanaCarlynJayleen

Names with a curve like Jaylyn

Not spelling — timing. These names rose, peaked and faded in the same years as Jaylyn, so they read as being from the same moment even when they look nothing alike.

JakaylaHayleighYoselinMakenaYamiletJaniahRileighSanaaJaidaJamiyaAbriannaIyana

Sibling names for Jaylyn

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

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