Eylin

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 10 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
10
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Eylin by the numbers

Eylin was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 13 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Eylin

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Eylin. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Elinbright, shining; related to Helen40 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ellinoak tree; a form of Ellen8 in the US (2017)
  • Ezlin35 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Erlin9 in the US (2017)
  • Eflin8 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ellieshining light; short for Eleanor5,000 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Eylin

Names that are said the same way as Eylin, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Elainebright light; form of Helen506 in the US (2017)
  • Eileenbright or shining one; form of Evelyn421 in the US (2017)
  • Ellenbright, shining; form of Helen383 in the US (2017)
  • Elanenthusiasm; liveliness; spirited vigor142 in the US (2017)
  • Elaynebright light; a form of Helen29 in the US (2017)
  • Ellynbright light; a variant of Helen21 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Eylin

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