Given name

Zylin

“a woodland dweller”

Zylin is a variant of Zylia. In Greek use, Zylia carries the interpretation “a woodland dweller.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Zylin is a variant of Zylia. In Greek use, Zylia carries the interpretation “a woodland dweller.”

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2007. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Zylin through the years

Babies since 1880
148
148 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2021
22 babies
2025
8
#9,712 for boys
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+157%
Rising fast
0510152025Highest share 20214.7
Zylin in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2007–2025, per million boys 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 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,712 among boys’ 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.

Zylin’s family of names

Zylin has a related form in Zylia.

Walk Zylin’s family in the name graph

ZylinZylia

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Zylin, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Kaicyn

17Very rareRising fast

94% boys · 6% girls

Modern

Zymair

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Nirvin

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Yujin

16Very rare

>99% boys

Modern

Zunair

11Very rareRising fast

>99% boys

Modern

Jarvin

11Very rareRising fast

>99% boys

Modern

Zaeden

20RareEasing

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Zylin’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Zylin