girls:
41 births since 2015
#5675 (1st percentile)
boys:
27 births since 2007
#4559 (1st percentile)
overall:
68 births since 2007
#7671 (1st percentile)
The name Laylen is the #7,671 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 68 recorded births since 2007. This represents the 0.9% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 0.9% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,675 (0.7% percentile) for all time with 41 births since 2015. For boys, it ranks #4,559 (0.5% percentile) for all time with 27 births since 2007.
Laylen first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2007 (2007 for boys and 2015 for girls). Birth data for Laylen is available in 9 out of the 17 years between 2007 and 2023 (6 years for girls and 5 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Laylen has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (60.3% of all recorded births). In 2023, 50.0% of babies named Laylen were girls. Interestingly, until around 2015, the name was more popular for boys (100.0% boys from 2007 to 2014), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (77.4% girls from 2015 to 2023).
For girls, Laylen reached its peak popularity in 2019, achieving the 0.4% percentile (ranked #941) with 5 births per million. The name was most common in 2019, with 5 births per million (ranked 0.4% percentile). In recent years, the popularity of this name for girls has remained relatively stable. Currently, Laylen ranks #947 for girls (0.0% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 58.3% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Laylen reached its peak popularity in 2021, achieving the 0.2% percentile (ranked #928) with 4 births per million. The name was most common in 2021, with 4 births per million (ranked 0.2% percentile). In recent years, the popularity of this name for boys has remained relatively stable. Currently, Laylen ranks #911 for boys (0.0% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 73.1% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Laylen".
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