Is Taelyn a boy or girl name?

Taelyn is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 2,522 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 89.9% were girls and 10.1% were boys.

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Taelyn

Recorded 1995–2025 · United States

Taelyn was most popular in 2015, when 148 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,701 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,937, with 85 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,522 people named Taelyn.

Taelyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Taelyn’s peak in 2015. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Taelyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Taelyn is mostly a girl’s name — 89.9% of the 2,522 Americans given it were girls and 10.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 85% girls and 15% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Taelyn

Where Taelyn is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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