Yailin
Girl name · #3948 in 2025 · Uniqueness 46/100
Yailin ranks #3948 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 37 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #13006, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 48,649 girls born in 2025 was named Yailin.
The 29-year story
Yailin first appears in the Social Security records in 1996, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 86 babies and a rank of #2193. 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 Yailin per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Yailin in class?
Yailin scores 46 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 Yailin is most common
State-level data for Yailin is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Yailin
Statistically, parents drawn to Yailin tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Meylin, Keylin, Adelin, Jaslin, and Daylin.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Yailin | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | #3903 |
| 2024 | 70 | #2533 |
| 2023 | 81 | #2269 |
| 2022 | 86 | #2193 |
| 2021 | 13 | #8024 |
| 2020 | 13 | #7969 |
| 2019 | 9 | #10473 |
| 2018 | 10 | #9806 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8776 |
| 2016 | 17 | #6901 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13006 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8485 |
| 2013 | 22 | #5834 |
| 2012 | 20 | #6341 |
| 2011 | 23 | #5728 |
| 2010 | 45 | #3516 |
| 2009 | 45 | #3561 |
| 2008 | 50 | #3316 |
| 2007 | 32 | #4567 |
| 2006 | 34 | #4265 |
| 2005 | 20 | #5999 |
| 2004 | 34 | #4093 |
| 2003 | 28 | #4536 |
| 2002 | 39 | #3461 |
| 2001 | 41 | #3316 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Yailin a popular girl name?
Yailin ranked #3948 among girls in 2025 with 37 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #13006.
When was the name Yailin most popular?
Yailin peaked in 2022, when 86 American girls received the name (ranked #2193 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Yailin?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 48,649 newborn American girls was named Yailin. It scores 46/100 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.