Yailin
Yailin was the 3971st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 37 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 2206th with 86 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 10,448 places. More babies were named Yailin in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,971 girls, up 4,416 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 37girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202286 babies
- Total since 1880
- 963babies recorded
Yailin popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,971 | 37 |
| 2020 | #8,387 | 13 |
| 2010 | #3,565 | 45 |
| 2000 | #3,018 | 47 |
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How popular is Yailin, counting every spelling?
Yailin is the most common spelling of a name family that had 54 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 54 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yailin | 37 | #3,971 | 287 |
| Yeilin | — | — | 63 |
| Yailyn | 5 | #17,166 | 54 |
| Yeilyn | 6 | #14,877 | 52 |
| Yaileen | 6 | #14,858 | 33 |
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 Yailin?
37 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Yailin (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Yailin 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 226 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Yailin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Yailin?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Yailin are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 4 and 24. That makes Yailin 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.
Yailin by state
How common Yailin was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.8×), Texas (1.8×). In 45 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 Yailin: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Yailin, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Yailin
How popular is the name Yailin?
Yailin was the 3971st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 37 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 2206th with 86 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 10,448 places. More babies were named Yailin in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Yailin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Yailin in the US.
Where is Yailin most popular?
In 2021–2025, Yailin was most common in California (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and New York.