Rising since 2017, #9,714 for boys today.
Popularity of Zalyn since 2001
Babies named Zalyn per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 36 |
| 2010s | 11 | 38 |
| 2020s | 0 | 29 |
Meaning & origin
Zalyn is a modern invented name that first appeared on the U.S. Social Security Administration's baby name list in 2001. It peaked in 2009, but remains very rare overall, with a current rank of 9,714 (2025) and an incidence of about 1 in 244,011 births. Since 2017 its trajectory has been rising, suggesting a slow but steady increase in interest. The name does not have any strong regional concentration, as it appears in no top states. It likely draws from the popular -lyn suffix and the sound of names like Zayn, fitting the trend of inventive masculine names in the 2000s.
Zalyn first appeared in U.S. birth records in the early 2000s and is almost certainly a modern invented name, possibly formed on the sound of names like Zayn or Kaelin with a fashionable -lyn ending. It has no known root in any established language and is used exclusively as a masculine name. The name remains very rare in the United States.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Zay, Z
Sibling names for Zalyn
Names that share Zalyn's style, for a brother or sister.
