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Jaylynn

#2,054 in 2025UnisexGirls' nameBoys' name

Modern coinage; no established literal translation

Jaylynn has been given to 9,939 babies in the U.S. since 1963. In 2025 it ranked #2,054 of 17,293 girls’ names in use. Its peak year was 2009, with 635 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 94% girls, 6% boys all-time.

Babies named Jaylynn, 2025

1 in 36,000

Jaylynn over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys
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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 Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.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 — Jaylynn over time

In 2025, Jaylynn went to 88% girls and 12% boys.

19632025

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.

Jaylynn: meaning, origin, and history

Modern coinage; no established literal translation

coinages

What Jaylynn means

Jaylynn is a modern given name.

Origin, language, and formation

Jaylynn is used in English. Its origins include coinages.

Jaylynn is a modern formation.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 9,348 girls were recorded with the name Jaylynn between 1963 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 635 in 2009; its best national rank was #484 in 2009.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #1,338 in 2020 to #2,054 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #722 in 2015 to #2,054 in 2025.

In the United States, 591 boys were recorded with the name Jaylynn between 1988 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 34 in 2008; its best national rank was #3,227 in 2003.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #7,762 in 2020 to #6,614 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #4,792 in 2015 to #6,614 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 Jaylynn?

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

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 36,000
92 of 3,315,165 births
Among girls only
1 in 17,500
<0.01% of girls
Rank, 2025
#2,054
of 17,293 girls’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
24,978 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Jaylynn 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 5001%

Put another way: gather 24,978 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Jaylynn. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Jaylynns were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Jaylynn was born before 2009 — so the typical Jaylynn is around 16 today.

Median birth year
2009
About 16 years old
Biggest decade
2000s
42.6% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
90.4%
A modern name
Recorded since 1950
9,348
People you could plausibly meet
Choose a decade

2000s — 42.6% of all recorded uses (3,983).

Is Jaylynn 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
−49
Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago
−716
Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago
−1,332
Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago
0.23×
Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak
14.5%
Peak was 2009 (635)
Years since peak
16
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Steady
11.2% average annual change
Best rank ever
#484
2009

Spellings of Jaylynn

Jaylynn is not the most common spelling — Jaclyn is, with 14.7% against Jaylynn's 2.8%.

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 Jaylynn is used — girls

Across 2016–2025, Jaylynn was most concentrated in New Mexico — about 1 in 2,222 girls, against 1 in 10,205 across all states with data. It was least common in North Carolina (1 in 100,000).

145 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1New Mexico1 in 2,222
  2. 2Ohio1 in 5,000
  3. 3Texas1 in 6,250
  4. 4Missouri1 in 6,667
  5. 5Pennsylvania1 in 7,692
  6. 6Florida1 in 8,333
  7. 7California1 in 9,091
  8. 8Kentucky1 in 9,091

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 Jaylynn is used — boys

Across 1910–2025, Jaylynn was most concentrated in Texas — about 1 in — boys, against 1 in 390,102 across all states with data.

00 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Texas1 in —

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. Jaylynn has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Jaylynn around the world

Where Jaylynn 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.

  • Canada
    1996–2024
    #2,710
    in 2024
  • South Australia
    1968–1968
    #679
    in 1968

Popularity data from Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Jaylynn by the numbers

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

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#2,054
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 716
Best rank ever
#484
2009
Peak year
2009
635 that year
First recorded
1963
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
9,348
Count in 2025
92

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#6,614
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Up 1,148
Best rank ever
#3,227
2003
Peak year
2008
34 that year
First recorded
1988
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
591
Count in 2025
13

Names similar to Jaylynn

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

JayleneJayleenJaylinJayleeJaylahJaylaniJayceeJaylynJaelynnJaylenJazlynnOaklynnKaylynnJaydeJaycieJaydenJaymieAdelynnEvelynnJaydalynnJordynnKaelynnJaymeKailynn

Names with a curve like Jaylynn

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

AryannaCayleeMadalynnAryanaZionMyahKadenceKaydenBrileyNataleeAmiyaAiyana

Sibling names for Jaylynn

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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