Westlynn
Girl name · #2435 in 2025 · Very rare
How old is the name Westlynn? In official American birth records, Westlynn has been tracked continuously since 2015, giving it 10 years of documented American history.
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. Source: Official national birth records.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Westlynn in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Westlynn is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Westlynn will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Westlynn is most common
State-level data for Westlynn 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 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
How old is the name Westlynn?
In official American birth records, the name Westlynn first appeared in 2015 (over 10 years ago), when 5 newborn girls received the name. It has been tracked in modern national records for 10 years.
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. 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.