Zaelyn Boy & girl
How popular is Zaelyn?
#3,657 boy name in 2025
30 baby boys were named Zaelyn in the US in 2025, making it the 3657th most popular boy name. Another 14 girls got the name (#7,489 for girls).
Zaelyn popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,657 for boys (▼ 54 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 30 boys, 14 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+131% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #6,320 in 2015, #7,029 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2021 (34 boys) |
| Highest rank | #3,360 in 2021 |
| First recorded | 2004 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 53% boys, 47% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Zaelyn counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Zaelyn family of names ranked #2,156 for boys in 2025 (#2,186 the year before), with 49 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Zaelyn | 30 | 61% |
| Zaelen | 6 | 12% |
| Zaelin | 6 | 12% |
| Zaelan | 7 | 14% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Zaelyn is most popular
Babies named Zaelyn per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (16 boys)
Zaelyn by decade
Boy names about as popular as Zaelyn
Questions
- Is Zaelyn a boy or girl name?
- Zaelyn is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 53% of babies named Zaelyn were boys and 47% were girls.
- How popular is the name Zaelyn?
- 30 baby boys were named Zaelyn in the US in 2025, making it the 3657th most popular boy name. Another 14 girls got the name (#7,489 for girls).
- When was Zaelyn most popular?
- Zaelyn peaked in 2021, when 34 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #3,360 in 2021.
- How many people are named Zaelyn?
- 736 babies have been named Zaelyn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 732 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
- Where is Zaelyn most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Zaelyn was most common in North Carolina, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.