Westlynn
Girl name · #2435 in 2025 · Uniqueness 41/100
Westlynn ranks #2435 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 74 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #16419, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 24,324 girls born in 2025 was named Westlynn.
The 10-year story
Westlynn first appears in the Social Security records in 2015, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 74 babies and a rank of #2410. 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 Westlynn per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Westlynn in class?
Westlynn scores 41 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Westlynn is most common
Geography matters for names, and Westlynn is no exception. In 2025 the states with the most Westlynns were TX (11), OK (9), IA (6), TN (6), VA (5). Raw counts naturally favor populous states, but the spread still hints at where the name is part of the local naming culture.
Names like Westlynn
Statistically, parents drawn to Westlynn tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Weslynn, Scotlynn, Novalynn, Laelynn, and Emerlynn.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Westlynn | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 74 | #2410 |
| 2024 | 18 | #6394 |
| 2023 | 22 | #5549 |
| 2022 | 21 | #5793 |
| 2021 | 23 | #5398 |
| 2020 | 25 | #5003 |
| 2019 | 36 | #4006 |
| 2018 | 48 | #3293 |
| 2017 | 56 | #2925 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11781 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16419 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Westlynn a popular girl name?
Westlynn ranked #2435 among girls in 2025 with 74 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #16419.
When was the name Westlynn most popular?
Westlynn peaked in 2025, when 74 American girls received the name (ranked #2410 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Westlynn?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 24,324 newborn American girls was named Westlynn. It scores 41/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.