Lailyn
Girl name · #4964 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 27 baby girls were named Lailyn, placing it at #4964 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #10148, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 66,667 girls born in 2025 was named Lailyn.
Babies named Lailyn per year. Source: SSA.
The 20-year story
Lailyn first appears in the Social Security records in 2005, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 29 babies and a rank of #4671. 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.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Lailyn against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Lailyn in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Lailyn is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Lailyn will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Lailyn is most common
State-level data for Lailyn is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Lailyn
Statistically, parents drawn to Lailyn tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Laiklyn, Lovelyn, Mailyn, Haelyn, and Eilyn.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Lailyn | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #4878 |
| 2024 | 12 | #8443 |
| 2023 | 26 | #4999 |
| 2022 | 29 | #4671 |
| 2021 | 18 | #6414 |
| 2020 | 20 | #5850 |
| 2019 | 9 | #10473 |
| 2018 | 10 | #9806 |
| 2017 | 10 | #9943 |
| 2016 | 13 | #8393 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10148 |
| 2014 | 14 | #8053 |
| 2013 | 13 | #8580 |
| 2012 | 17 | #7144 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9150 |
| 2010 | 15 | #7880 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10679 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15491 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11417 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16462 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Lailyn a popular girl name?
Lailyn ranked #4964 among girls in 2025 with 27 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #10148.
When was the name Lailyn most popular?
Lailyn peaked in 2022, when 29 American girls received the name (ranked #4671 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Lailyn?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 66,667 newborn American girls was named Lailyn. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
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.