unisex name
Zailyn
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 531
Zailyn is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 61% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2013, when 37 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 127,518 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2005.
Zailyn 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 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 68 |
| 2010s | 283 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 180 |
How popular is Zailyn?
In 2025, Zailyn was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Zailyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zailyn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zailyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Zailyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zailyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zailyn
How popular is the name Zailyn?
In 2025, Zailyn was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Zailyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Zailyn is used for both girls and boys. About 61% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Zailyn most popular?
Zailyn peaked in 2013, when 37 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Zailyn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zailyn currently ranks #6,284 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.