Icelyn
Girl name · #3060 in 2025 · Uniqueness 43/100
Icelyn ranks #3060 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 54 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #11835, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 33,333 girls born in 2025 was named Icelyn.
The 18-year story
Icelyn first appears in the Social Security records in 2007, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 54 babies and a rank of #3013. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Icelyn per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Icelyn in class?
Icelyn scores 43 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Icelyn is most common
Geography matters for names, and Icelyn is no exception. In 2025 the states with the most Icelyns were TX (9), FL (7), LA (5). Raw counts naturally favor populous states, but the spread still hints at where the name is part of the local naming culture.
Names like Icelyn
Statistically, parents drawn to Icelyn tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Emerlyn, Lovelyn, Laiklyn, Suttyn, and Everlyn.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Icelyn | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54 | #3028 |
| 2024 | 54 | #3013 |
| 2023 | 49 | #3274 |
| 2022 | 23 | #5465 |
| 2021 | 17 | #6691 |
| 2020 | 21 | #5667 |
| 2019 | 22 | #5612 |
| 2018 | 12 | #8617 |
| 2017 | 15 | #7442 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10859 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11835 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13069 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13448 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17636 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Icelyn a popular girl name?
Icelyn ranked #3060 among girls in 2025 with 54 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #11835.
When was the name Icelyn most popular?
Icelyn peaked in 2024, when 54 American girls received the name (ranked #3013 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Icelyn?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 33,333 newborn American girls was named Icelyn. It scores 43/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.