Islyn is a variant of Isleen. In Gaelic use, Isleen carries the interpretation “a dream or vision; an inspiration.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2023. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Islyn through the years
Babies since 1880
11
0 boys · 11 girls
Most popular year
2023
6 babies
2025
5
#15,834 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
Islyn in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2023–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 15,834 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.