Declining since 2012, #6,546 for girls today.
Popularity of Tailyn since 1996
Babies named Tailyn per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 25 |
| 2000s | 209 |
| 2010s | 393 |
| 2020s | 159 |
Meaning & origin
Tailyn is a modern American coinage that first appeared in 1996 and reached its highest usage in 2011, when it ranked 6,546. Since 2012, its popularity has been steadily falling; by 2025 the name was given to approximately 1 in every 94,545 newborn girls. The name has no recorded top states, indicating it never concentrated in any region. Tailyn fits a well-established pattern of names formed by blending a familiar starting sound (like Tay-) with the fashionable -lyn suffix, a combination popular in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Its meaning is purely invented, derived from the name Taylor and the suffix, and carries no historical or cultural associations.
Tailyn is a modern coinage from the United States, first recorded in 1996. It appears to blend the first syllable of Taylor (an occupational surname) with the popular feminine suffix -lyn, paralleling names like Kaylyn or Jaylyn. The name has no historical or linguistic roots predating the late 20th century.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Tai, Lyn, Tay
Sibling names for Tailyn
Names that share Tailyn's style, for a brother or sister.
