Given name & surname
Alyn
“beautiful and fair woman; dear child”
Alyn is a variant of Alaina. One French interpretation is “beautiful and fair woman; dear child.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Alyn is a variant of Alaina. One French interpretation is “beautiful and fair woman; dear child.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Alyn is a variant of Alaina. An origin associated with Alaina is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1928. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 798
- 321 boys · 477 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 38 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #12,005 for girls · #10,765 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −13%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,005 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 31 in 2005. It also appeared in 6 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 799 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Alyn’s family of names
Alyn has a related form in Alaina. In Greek usage, Alyn as a surname is a transliteration of Άλυν.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Alyn
- Alyn SmithScottish politician (born 1973)
- Alyn WareNew Zealand activistborn 1962
- Alyn CamaraOlympic long jumperborn 1989
- Alyn McCauleyCanadian ice hockey playerborn 1977
- Alyn AinsworthBritish singer and conductor (1924–1990)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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