Jaylin
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- JAY-lin
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #1,733 for girls
Jaylin is a name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,733rd for girls in the US (117 babies).
Where does Jaylin come from?
Modern: blend of Jay and Lynn, or a spelling of Jalen
More on Wiktionary.
Is Jaylin a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Jaylin has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 117 girls and 111 boys in the US.
How popular is Jaylin in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,733rd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 117 about 1 in 14,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 117 girls in the US were named Jaylin, making it the 1,733rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 864th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 540 girls. It first appears in the records in 1982. 111 boys were also named Jaylin in 2025 (1,547th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Jaylin than any year since 1997.
Half of all the girls named Jaylin in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 936 girls in the US were given Jaylin or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #356, up from #1,733 for this spelling alone.
In 1992, 43% of the babies named Jaylin in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 51%, with more girls than boys since 2010.
Jaylin in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 117 | #1,733 |
| 2024 | 128 | #1,622 |
| 2023 | 163 | #1,377 |
| 2022 | 241 | #1,055 |
| 2021 | 257 | #996 |
| 2020 | 311 | #864 |
| 2019 | 198 | #1,186 |
| 2018 | 211 | #1,150 |
| 2017 | 238 | #1,071 |
| 2016 | 244 | #1,068 |
| 2015 | 290 | #933 |
| 2014 | 291 | #923 |
| 2013 | 365 | #744 |
| 2012 | 368 | #755 |
| 2011 | 391 | #710 |
| 2010 | 480 | #614 |
| 2009 | 490 | #617 |
| 2008 | 524 | #596 |
| 2007 | 540 | #561 |
| 2006 | 459 | #627 |
| 2005 | 426 | #650 |
| 2004 | 412 | #663 |
| 2003 | 411 | #645 |
| 2002 | 297 | #790 |
| 2001 | 264 | #865 |
| 2000 | 253 | #869 |
| 1999 | 205 | #998 |
| 1998 | 172 | #1,117 |
| 1997 | 110 | #1,488 |
| 1996 | 103 | #1,537 |
| 1995 | 75 | #1,858 |
| 1994 | 58 | #2,250 |
| 1993 | 45 | #2,671 |
| 1992 | 21 | #4,679 |
| 1991 | 10 | #7,980 |
| 1990 | 11 | #7,297 |
| 1989 | 6 | #10,841 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 10 | #6,783 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | #8,315 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #8,222 |
Nicknames for Jaylin
- Jay 83 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Jaylin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jazlyn, Jordyn, Gracelynn, Miley, Aylin, Peyton, Haven, Addison, Camryn, Myla, Jazlin, Hayden
Other spellings of Jaylin
Jayleen, Jaelynn, Jaelyn, Jaylynn, Jailyn, Jailyne, Jaylyn, Jailynn, Jaylen, Jeylin, Jeilyn
Names related to Jaylin
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn, 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, “Jaylin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jaylin, updated 20 October 2026.