girl's name
Saralyn
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,314
Saralyn is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1961, when 28 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 368,460 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1924.
Saralyn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1930s | 74 |
| 1940s | 127 |
| 1950s | 165 |
| 1960s | 142 |
| 1970s | 129 |
| 1980s | 176 |
| 1990s | 158 |
| 2000s | 163 |
| 2010s | 118 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 42 |
How popular is Saralyn?
In 2025, Saralyn was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Saralyn is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Saralyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Saralyn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Saralyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Saralyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Saralyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Saralyn
How popular is the name Saralyn?
In 2025, Saralyn was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Saralyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Saralyn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Saralyn most popular?
Saralyn peaked in 1961, when 28 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Saralyn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Saralyn currently ranks #10,175 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.