Jaylyn
Jaylyn was the 3608th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 42 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 771st with 376 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,201 places. More babies were named Jaylyn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Jayleen) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #3,608 girls, down 1,223 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 42girls
- Girls and boys
- 69% girls, 31% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007376 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,513babies recorded
What does the name Jaylyn mean?
Jaylyn is a spelling of Jayleen, pronounced the same way, so it shares Jayleen's meaning and origin.
Jayleen is a 20th-century American coinage, a variant of Jaylene, according to Wiktionary. It combines Jay- with the -leen ending of names such as Kathleen and Colleen. Because it is built from name sounds rather than a word, it has no meaning of its own. US records show Jayleen from 1954, most common around 2010. Jaylene, Jaylin and Jaylee belong to the same family of modern Jay- names.
How sure is this? Not documented. Modern coinage.
Related names: Jaylene, Jaylin, Jaylee.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jayleen' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Jaylyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,608 | #4,932 | 42 | 20 |
| 2020 | #2,385 | #3,962 | 74 | 26 |
| 2010 | #862 | #1,786 | 310 | 83 |
| 2000 | #1,162 | #1,423 | 173 | 87 |
| 1990 | #8,782 | — | 9 | — |
| 1980 | #5,662 | — | 12 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | #4,934 | — | 8 | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Jaylyn, counting every spelling?
Jaylyn is a spelling of Jayleen, a name family that ranked #340 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,608 for Jaylyn on its own. Together these spellings went to 973 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jayleen | 218 | #1,098 | 1,868 |
| Jaylene | 162 | #1,362 | 1,026 |
| Jaelynn | 121 | #1,696 | 908 |
| Jaelyn | 98 | #1,966 | 843 |
| Jaylynn | 92 | #2,054 | 572 |
| Jailyn | 72 | #2,469 | 533 |
| Jailyne | 57 | #2,945 | 406 |
| Jaylyn | 42 | #3,608 | 282 |
| Jailynn | 42 | #3,606 | 210 |
| Jailene | 22 | #5,626 | 161 |
| Jayline | 18 | #6,421 | 154 |
| Jeilyn | 11 | #9,128 | 55 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jaylyn?
42 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jaylyn (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jaylyn born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 200 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jaylyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jaylyn?
About 5,600 people born in the US named Jaylyn are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 14 and 23. That makes Jaylyn mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jaylyn by state
How common Jaylyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jaylyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jaylyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jaylyn
How popular is the name Jaylyn?
Jaylyn was the 3608th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 42 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 771st with 376 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,201 places. More babies were named Jaylyn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jaylyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 69% girls, 31% boys given the name Jaylyn in the US.
Where is Jaylyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jaylyn was most common in California (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Ohio.