Is Zaelyn a boy or girl name?

Zaelyn is a unisex name. Of the 736 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 45.6% were girls and 54.4% were boys. It changed hands in 2021, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Zaelyn

Recorded 2004–2025 · United States

Zaelyn was most popular in 2021, when 60 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,949 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,099, with 44 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 736 people named Zaelyn.

Zaelyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Zaelyn’s peak in 2021. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Zaelyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Zaelyn is a unisex name — 45.6% of the 736 Americans given it were girls and 54.4% were boys. It changed hands: since 2021 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 47% girls and 53% 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