Icelyn
Girl name · #3060 in 2025 · Very rare
How old is the name Icelyn? In official American birth records, Icelyn has been tracked continuously since 2007, giving it 18 years of documented American history.
Icelyn ranks #3060 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 54 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #11835, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 33,333 girls born in 2025 was named Icelyn.
The 18-year story
Icelyn first appears in the Social Security records in 2007, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 54 babies and a rank of #3013. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Icelyn per year. Source: Official national birth records.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Icelyn in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Icelyn is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Icelyn will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Icelyn is most common
State-level data for Icelyn is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Icelyn
Statistically, parents drawn to Icelyn tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Emerlyn, Lovelyn, Laiklyn, Suttyn, and Everlyn.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Icelyn | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54 | #3028 |
| 2024 | 54 | #3013 |
| 2023 | 49 | #3274 |
| 2022 | 23 | #5465 |
| 2021 | 17 | #6691 |
| 2020 | 21 | #5667 |
| 2019 | 22 | #5612 |
| 2018 | 12 | #8617 |
| 2017 | 15 | #7442 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10859 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11835 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13069 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13448 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17636 |
Frequently asked questions
How old is the name Icelyn?
In official American birth records, the name Icelyn first appeared in 2007 (over 18 years ago), when 5 newborn girls received the name. It has been tracked in modern national records for 18 years.
Is Icelyn a popular girl name?
Icelyn ranked #3060 among girls in 2025 with 54 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #11835.
When was the name Icelyn most popular?
Icelyn peaked in 2024, when 54 American girls received the name (ranked #3013 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Icelyn?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 33,333 newborn American girls was named Icelyn. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: Official American birth records, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect registered birth records for American families.