Is Alyn a boy or girl name?

Alyn is a unisex name. Of the 798 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 59.8% were girls and 40.2% were boys.

Alyn

Recorded 1928–2025 · United States

Alyn was most popular in 2005, when 38 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,454 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 798 people named Alyn.

Alyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Alyn’s peak in 2005. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Alyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Alyn is a unisex name — 59.8% of the 798 Americans given it were girls and 40.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 82% girls and 18% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org