Yailin
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- yy-LEEN
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #3,902 for girls
Yailin is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,902nd for girls in the US (37 babies).
Where does Yailin come from?
Modern: Latin American coinage, perhaps a Spanish-style spelling of Jaylin
Is Yailin a girl's or a boy's name?
Yailin is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 37 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Yailin in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,902nd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 37 about 1 in 43,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 488% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 37 girls in the US were named Yailin, making it the 3,902nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,964th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 86 girls. It first appears in the records in 1996.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the girls named Yailin in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Yailin in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | #3,902 |
| 2024 | 70 | #2,533 |
| 2023 | 81 | #2,269 |
| 2022 | 86 | #2,193 |
| 2021 | 13 | #8,019 |
| 2020 | 13 | #7,964 |
| 2019 | 9 | #10,467 |
| 2018 | 10 | #9,801 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 17 | #6,898 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8,480 |
| 2013 | 22 | #5,831 |
| 2012 | 20 | #6,338 |
| 2011 | 23 | #5,725 |
| 2010 | 45 | #3,515 |
| 2009 | 45 | #3,560 |
| 2008 | 50 | #3,315 |
| 2007 | 32 | #4,566 |
| 2006 | 34 | #4,264 |
| 2005 | 20 | #5,994 |
| 2004 | 34 | #4,089 |
| 2003 | 28 | #4,531 |
| 2002 | 39 | #3,457 |
| 2001 | 41 | #3,312 |
| 2000 | 47 | #2,970 |
| 1999 | 64 | #2,304 |
| 1998 | 33 | #3,570 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
Names like Yailin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aylin, Jazlyn, Yuna, Gracelynn, Brynlee, Raelynn, Braelynn, Teagan, Miley, Jazlin, Yazmin, Rowan
Names related to Yailin
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, 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, “Yailin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yailin, updated 20 October 2026.