Given name
Chailyn
“resembling a waterfall”
Chailyn is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “resembling a waterfall.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “resembling a waterfall.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chailyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 144
- 0 boys · 144 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 11 in 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 19 in 2004. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 145 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.
Chailyn’s family of names
Chailyn has a related form in Chaelyn. Chailyn has a related form in Chaelynn. Chailyn has a related form in Chaelynne.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Chaylynnvariant
- Chaylynvariant
- Chaelynnvariant
- Chaelynvariant
- Chailynnvariant
- Chailynelikely variant
- Chaylynnevariant
- Chaelynnevariant
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