girl's name

Yilin

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 138

Yilin is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2023 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2015, when 14 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 2008.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Yilin over time

Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

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Births named Yilin by decade in the United States
Decade Births
2000s 13
2010s 60
2020s (to 2023) 32

How popular is Yilin?

In 2023, Yilin was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Yilin is used

Canada #3,956 5 in 2017
England & Wales #6,976 3 in 2022
United States #11,858 8 in 2023

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Yilin

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Yilin also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Yilin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Yilin

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Yilin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Yilin

How popular is the name Yilin?

In 2023, Yilin was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Yilin a girl's or a boy's name?

Yilin is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Yilin?

Yilin has 2 syllables.

When was Yilin most popular?

Yilin peaked in 2015, when 14 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.