Jaylyn
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- JAY-lin
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #3,576 for girls
Unisex
Jaylyn is a name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,576th for girls in the US (42 babies).
Where does Jaylyn come from?
Modern: spelling of Jaylynn; blend of Jay and Lynn
Meaning borrowed from Jaylynn.
Is Jaylyn a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Jaylyn has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 42 girls and 20 boys in the US.
How popular is Jaylyn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,576among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 42about 1 in 38,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 47% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 42 girls in the US were named Jaylyn, making it the 3,576th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,376th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 376 girls. It first appears in the records in 1960. 20 boys were also named Jaylyn in 2025 (4,856th for boys).
2025 had fewer girls named Jaylyn than any year since 1993.
Half of all the girls named Jaylyn in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 936 girls in the US were given Jaylyn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #356, up from #3,576 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 68% of the babies named Jaylyn in the US were girls.
Jaylyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42 | #3,576 |
| 2024 | 59 | #2,819 |
| 2023 | 46 | #3,428 |
| 2022 | 55 | #2,995 |
| 2021 | 80 | #2,286 |
| 2020 | 74 | #2,376 |
| 2019 | 85 | #2,170 |
| 2018 | 118 | #1,741 |
| 2017 | 123 | #1,721 |
| 2016 | 160 | #1,439 |
| 2015 | 166 | #1,404 |
| 2014 | 165 | #1,391 |
| 2013 | 180 | #1,301 |
| 2012 | 251 | #1,009 |
| 2011 | 263 | #975 |
| 2010 | 310 | #862 |
| 2009 | 326 | #854 |
| 2008 | 356 | #808 |
| 2007 | 376 | #771 |
| 2006 | 345 | #793 |
| 2005 | 278 | #901 |
| 2004 | 265 | #912 |
| 2003 | 246 | #949 |
| 2002 | 229 | #966 |
| 2001 | 179 | #1,160 |
| 2000 | 173 | #1,160 |
| 1999 | 147 | #1,256 |
| 1998 | 106 | #1,555 |
| 1997 | 75 | #1,924 |
| 1996 | 73 | #1,945 |
| 1995 | 70 | #1,950 |
| 1994 | 69 | #2,021 |
| 1993 | 36 | #3,153 |
| 1992 | 26 | #3,962 |
| 1991 | 10 | #7,980 |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 15 | #5,316 |
| 1987 | 8 | #7,982 |
| 1986 | 16 | #4,721 |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,560 |
| 1984 | 9 | #6,808 |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 12 | #5,543 |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #7,469 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 8 | #4,772 |
Names like Jaylyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jazlyn Jordyn Camryn Jocelyn Peyton Jordan Gracelynn Brooklyn Haven Miley Addison Myla
Other spellings of Jaylyn
Jayleen Jaelynn Jaylin Jaelyn Jaylynn Jailyn Jailyne Jailynn Jaylen Jeylin Jeilyn
Names related to Jaylyn
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, “Jaylyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jaylyn, updated 20 October 2026.