Haylen
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- HAY-len
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #6,115 for girls
Haylen is a name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 6,115th for girls in the US (19 babies).
Where does Haylen come from?
Modern: modern coinage, like Hayley with a Jaylen ending
Is Haylen a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Haylen has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 19 girls and 8 boys in the US.
How popular is Haylen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,115th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 19 about 1 in 85,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 19 girls in the US were named Haylen, making it the 6,115th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,675th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 81 girls. It first appears in the records in 1999. 8 boys were also named Haylen in 2025 (8,906th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Haylen than any year since 2005.
Half of all the girls named Haylen in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 187 girls in the US were given Haylen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,096, up from #6,115 for this spelling alone.
In 2024, 80% of the babies named Haylen in the US were girls.
Haylen in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #6,115 |
| 2024 | 33 | #4,293 |
| 2023 | 48 | #3,329 |
| 2022 | 81 | #2,295 |
| 2021 | 68 | #2,558 |
| 2020 | 40 | #3,675 |
| 2019 | 51 | #3,129 |
| 2018 | 47 | #3,345 |
| 2017 | 63 | #2,713 |
| 2016 | 43 | #3,588 |
| 2015 | 40 | #3,766 |
| 2014 | 46 | #3,423 |
| 2013 | 39 | #3,847 |
| 2012 | 43 | #3,643 |
| 2011 | 60 | #2,867 |
| 2010 | 56 | #3,009 |
| 2009 | 63 | #2,799 |
| 2008 | 50 | #3,315 |
| 2007 | 28 | #5,095 |
| 2006 | 26 | #5,232 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 23 | #5,373 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
Names like Haylen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hayden, Haven, Gracelynn, Brynlee, Lakelynn, Braelynn, Raelynn, Oaklynn, Haisley, Heaven, Harper, Lennon
Other spellings of Haylen
Halen, Haelyn, Hailyn, Haelynn, Haylin, Heilyn, Halyn, Hailynn, Haylynn, Heylin
Names related to Haylen
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Ailani
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Haylen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/haylen, updated 20 October 2026.