Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2009

Jaylynn

Meaning 20th-century coinage from Jay +‎ -lynn Gender Unisex · 94% girls Rank 2025 #2,054 Trend ↓ Falling 50%

20th-century coinage from Jay +‎ -lynn.

Rank 2025
#2,054
among girls · ↓49 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
105
named Jaylynn · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 17,470
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2009
668 babies
All-time total
9,939
#1,757 all-time among girls
First recorded
1963
in Social Security records

Jaylynn popularity over time

9,939 babies have been named Jaylynn since 1963, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 16 – 16 2 – #6,323
1970s 24 – 24 2 +50% #6,473
1980s 109 5 114 11 +375% #4,742
1990s 567 62 629 63 +452% #1,265
2000s 3,983 275 4,258 426 +577% #484
2010s 3,912 177 4,089 409 -4% #496
2020s (to 2025) 737 72 809 135 -67% #1,338

Where Jaylynn is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 82 0.05 outside top 500
2027 75 0.05 outside top 500
2028 69 0.04 outside top 500
2029 64 0.04 outside top 500
2030 61 0.04 outside top 500

Where Jaylynn is most popular

Girls named Jaylynn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.071 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, Ohio, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Jaylynn born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Mexico 5 0.206 +192%
Ohio 39 0.164 +133%
Texas 82 0.102 +45%
Indiana 12 0.085 +21%
California 59 0.070 ≈ national
Minnesota 6 0.056 -21%
Florida 23 0.054 -24%
Wisconsin 5 0.049 -31%
Georgia 10 0.044 -38%
Pennsylvania 8 0.034 -52%
Michigan 5 0.027 -61%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -69%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Jaylynn

Jaylynn is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,054 in 2025 with 92 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1963, 9,939 American babies have been named Jaylynn, about 94% girls and 6% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2009, when 668 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Jaylynn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jaylynn?

The median living Jaylynn is about 16 years old; half are between 11 and 20. An estimated 9,900 people named Jaylynn are alive in the United States today.

median 16 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Jaylynn year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 92 #2,054 13 #6,618
2024 98 #2,005 11 #7,474
2023 104 #1,912 14 #6,333
2022 138 #1,551 8 #9,358
2021 140 #1,509 16 #5,650
2020 165 #1,338 10 #7,767
2019 192 #1,224 10 #7,896
2018 250 #1,032 17 #5,406
2017 250 #1,034 19 #5,012
2016 330 #854 9 #8,435
2015 394 #722 20 #4,794
2014 423 #673 17 #5,360
2013 449 #623 14 #6,055
2012 489 #594 17 #5,355
2011 532 #549 26 #3,938
2010 603 #496 28 #3,756
2009 635 #484 33 #3,363
2008 600 #514 34 #3,310
2007 570 #544 28 #3,734
2006 451 #640 33 #3,263
2005 413 #673 22 #4,121
2004 342 #763 27 #3,495
2003 313 #789 29 #3,232
2002 265 #866 21 #3,966
2001 216 #993 24 #3,558
2000 178 #1,143 24 #3,470
1995 43 #2,807 10 #5,683
1990 11 #7,522 – –
1985 7 #8,698 – –
1980 9 #7,009 – –
1975 6 #8,386 – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
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1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
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1910 – – – –
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1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
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1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Jaylynn, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Jaylynn?

The median living Jaylynn is about 16 years old. Half of all living Jaylynns are between 11 and 20 years old.

How many people named Jaylynn are alive today?

An estimated 9,900 people named Jaylynn are alive in the United States, based on 9,939 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Jaylynn mean?

20th-century coinage from Jay +‎ -lynn.

How popular is the name Jaylynn in 2025?

Jaylynn ranked #2,054 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 92 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jaylynn?

9,939 babies have been named Jaylynn in the United States since 1963, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jaylynn most popular?

Jaylynn peaked in 2009, when 668 newborns received the name.

Is Jaylynn a boy or girl name?

Jaylynn is used for both: about 94% of babies named Jaylynn have been girls and 6% boys.

Is the name Jaylynn rising or falling?

Jaylynn is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Jaylynn become more popular?

Jaylynn is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 61 girls named Jaylynn in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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