Is Jaylyn a boy or girl name?
Jaylyn is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 59 girls and 24 boys were named Jaylyn, so 71.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 76% of the 7,448 US babies named Jaylyn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,351
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,829
- Babies named Jaylyn since 1960
- 7,448
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 484 babies
Boys and girls named Jaylyn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 18 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 24 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 91 | 100% |
| 1990s | 309 | 621 | 66.8% |
| 2000s | 919 | 2,773 | 75.1% |
| 2010s | 429 | 1,819 | 80.9% |
| 2020s | 132 | 313 | 70.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24 | #4,351 | 59 | #2,829 |
| 2023 | 31 | #3,662 | 46 | #3,448 |
| 2022 | 26 | #4,132 | 55 | #3,008 |
| 2021 | 25 | #4,158 | 79 | #2,319 |
| 2020 | 26 | #3,960 | 74 | #2,384 |
| 2019 | 27 | #3,945 | 85 | #2,182 |
| 2018 | 38 | #3,074 | 117 | #1,753 |
| 2017 | 33 | #3,413 | 123 | #1,727 |
| 2016 | 28 | #3,829 | 160 | #1,442 |
| 2015 | 28 | #3,820 | 166 | #1,407 |
| 2014 | 37 | #3,067 | 165 | #1,395 |
| 2013 | 56 | #2,293 | 179 | #1,312 |
| 2012 | 49 | #2,536 | 251 | #1,009 |
| 2011 | 50 | #2,486 | 263 | #976 |
| 2010 | 83 | #1,786 | 310 | #862 |
| 2009 | 118 | #1,427 | 326 | #855 |
| 2008 | 88 | #1,726 | 356 | #809 |
| 2007 | 108 | #1,484 | 376 | #771 |
| 2006 | 106 | #1,457 | 345 | #793 |
| 2005 | 90 | #1,562 | 278 | #903 |
| 2004 | 90 | #1,494 | 265 | #914 |
| 2003 | 82 | #1,556 | 246 | #952 |
| 2002 | 74 | #1,625 | 229 | #968 |
| 2001 | 76 | #1,579 | 179 | #1,163 |
| 2000 | 87 | #1,423 | 173 | #1,162 |
| 1999 | 51 | #1,914 | 147 | #1,264 |
| 1998 | 70 | #1,540 | 106 | #1,560 |
| 1997 | 41 | #2,148 | 75 | #1,937 |
| 1996 | 47 | #1,919 | 73 | #1,952 |
| 1995 | 41 | #2,042 | 70 | #1,961 |
| 1994 | 21 | #3,269 | 69 | #2,036 |
| 1993 | 26 | #2,746 | 36 | #3,182 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,687 | 26 | #4,011 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,222 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,781 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,313 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 15 | #5,432 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,300 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,819 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,857 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,014 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,572 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,550 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,662 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,387 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,961 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,627 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,630 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,915 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,022 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,934 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jaylyn reached #1,423 in 2000. As a girl name, it reached #771 in 2007. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jaylyn
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.