Zaylyn
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- ZAY-lin
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #5,397 for boys
Zaylyn is a name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,397th for boys in the US (17 babies).
Where does Zaylyn come from?
Modern: blend of Zay with the -lyn ending
Is Zaylyn a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Zaylyn has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls and 17 boys in the US.
How popular is Zaylyn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,397among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 93% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the US were named Zaylyn, making it the 5,397th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,062nd. Its busiest year was 2022, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 2007. 12 girls were also named Zaylyn in 2025 (8,360th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the boys named Zaylyn in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 449 boys in the US were given Zaylyn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #596, up from #5,397 for this spelling alone.
Zaylyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #5,397 |
| 2024 | 18 | #5,237 |
| 2023 | 19 | #5,070 |
| 2022 | 20 | #4,846 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
Nicknames for Zaylyn
- Zay 31 boys in the US in 2025
Names like Zaylyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zayden Zymir Zayn Zayan Zyaire Eziah Azaiah Zamir Zahir Jaxton Raylan Jettson
Other spellings of Zaylyn
Zaylen Zaylin Zaelyn Zaylan Zaylon Xaylen Zalen Zailyn Zalyn Zailen Zaylynn
Names related to Zaylyn
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
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, “Zaylyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zaylyn, updated 20 October 2026.