Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2015

Taelyn

Gender Unisex · 90% girls Rank 2025 #2,563 Trend ↓ Falling 27%
Rank 2025
#2,563
among girls · ↓76 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
85
named Taelyn · -3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 23,294
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2015
148 babies
All-time total
2,522
#4,334 all-time among girls
First recorded
1995
in Social Security records

Taelyn popularity over time

2,522 babies have been named Taelyn since 1995, 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s 60 – 60 6 – #5,019
2000s 495 34 529 53 +782% #1,821
2010s 1,245 115 1,360 136 +157% #1,560
2020s (to 2025) 467 106 573 96 -30% #1,908

Where Taelyn 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 65 0.04 outside top 500
2027 62 0.04 outside top 500
2028 60 0.04 outside top 500
2029 58 0.04 outside top 500
2030 56 0.04 outside top 500

Where Taelyn is most popular

Girls named Taelyn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.048 per 1,000. Strongest in Tennessee, Alabama, and Florida.

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 Taelyn 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
Tennessee 21 0.133 +176%
Alabama 6 0.064 +33%
Florida 24 0.056 +17%
Texas 40 0.050 ≈ national
Washington 5 0.035 -28%
North Carolina 7 0.031 -36%
Georgia 5 0.022 -54%
Ohio 5 0.021 -56%
California 10 0.012 -75%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
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 Taelyn

Taelyn is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,563 in 2025 with 69 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1995, 2,522 American babies have been named Taelyn, about 90% girls and 10% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2015, when 148 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Taelyn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Taelyn?

The median living Taelyn is about 11 years old; half are between 6 and 15. An estimated 2,500 people named Taelyn are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

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

Taelyn 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 69 #2,563 16 #5,822
2024 73 #2,487 15 #6,151
2023 63 #2,756 27 #4,103
2022 81 #2,314 11 #7,703
2021 104 #1,908 19 #5,086
2020 77 #2,314 18 #5,202
2019 102 #1,940 14 #6,368
2018 113 #1,811 19 #5,080
2017 116 #1,800 18 #5,273
2016 119 #1,754 11 #7,545
2015 137 #1,591 11 #7,447
2014 118 #1,767 12 #6,999
2013 130 #1,645 8 #9,547
2012 134 #1,622 10 #8,062
2011 133 #1,631 12 #6,947
2010 143 #1,560 – –
2009 119 #1,821 7 #10,824
2008 76 #2,509 8 #9,755
2007 44 #3,716 7 #10,749
2006 51 #3,256 6 #11,881
2005 39 #3,805 6 #11,292
2004 41 #3,619 – –
2003 40 #3,583 – –
2002 35 #3,798 – –
2001 29 #4,306 – –
2000 21 #5,471 – –
1995 5 #15,479 – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Taelyn?

The median living Taelyn is about 11 years old. Half of all living Taelyns are between 6 and 15 years old.

How many people named Taelyn are alive today?

An estimated 2,500 people named Taelyn are alive in the United States, based on 2,522 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Taelyn in 2025?

Taelyn ranked #2,563 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 69 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Taelyn?

2,522 babies have been named Taelyn in the United States since 1995, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Taelyn most popular?

Taelyn peaked in 2015, when 148 newborns received the name.

Is Taelyn a boy or girl name?

Taelyn is used for both: about 90% of babies named Taelyn have been girls and 10% boys.

Is the name Taelyn rising or falling?

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

Will Taelyn become more popular?

Taelyn is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 56 girls named Taelyn 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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