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The first name Jaylin

A unisex name.

2 syllables Unisex

Meaning and origin

20th-century coinage, variant of Jaylen and Jaylynn.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

Jaylin last appeared in the official list in 2010, given to 3 boys.

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3
babies named Jaylin, 1996–2025
#4,678
rank in 2010
2010
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Jaylin with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Jaylin at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 117 girls born in the United States were named Jaylin, the 1,742nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2002, when 675 were.

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GirlsBoys
19,608
babies named Jaylin since 1880
#1,742
rank in 2025
2002
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Famous people named Jaylin

2 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Jaylin Williams
    American basketball player (born 2002)
  • Jaylin Lindsey
    American soccer player, born 2000

Questions

What does the name Jaylin mean?
20th-century coinage, variant of Jaylen and Jaylynn.
How popular is the name Jaylin?
In 2010, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Jaylin, ranking 4,678th.
Is Jaylin a boy's or a girl's name?
Both. Of the 19,608 US babies named Jaylin since 1880, 47% were girls and 53% boys.
When was Jaylin most popular?
2002 in the United States, when 675 babies were named Jaylin, its highest rank at 387th.