Given name
Edlyn
“a woman of the nobility”
Edlyn is used as a given name. One English interpretation is “a woman of the nobility.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “a woman of the nobility.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1955. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Edlyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 496
- 0 boys · 496 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −43%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 27 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 649 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.
Edlyn’s family of names
Edlyn has a related form in Edel. In Filipino usage, Edlyn has a related form in Edeline. Edlyn has a related form in Edlin.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 13
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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