Is Tailyn a boy or girl name?

Tailyn is a girl’s name. Of the 824 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 95.4% were girls and 4.6% were boys.

Tailyn

Recorded 1996–2025 · United States

Tailyn was most popular in 2011, when 56 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,192 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,378, with 17 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 824 people named Tailyn.

Tailyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tailyn’s peak in 2011. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tailyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tailyn is a girl’s name — 95.4% of the 824 Americans given it were girls and 4.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 92% girls and 8% 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 Tailyn

Where Tailyn is most concentrated

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

Texas 7.3×

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