How Many People Are Named Vaelyn?
An estimated 55 people in the United States have the first name Vaelyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Vaelyn peaked in popularity in 2023 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vaelyn as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Vaelyn paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Vaelyn is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
55
About 1 in 6,231,897 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2023
12 births
Total Registered
55
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vaelyn
Vaelyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 55 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Vaelyn as a female name
Ranked #8,890 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (12 births)
Vaelyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vaelyn span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 29 babies were registered. Vaelyn remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Vaelyn by Decade
How has Vaelyn tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Vaelyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vaelyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Vaelyn
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Vaelyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vaelyn?
We estimate approximately 55 people named Vaelyn are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 6,231,897 Americans share this first name.
Is Vaelyn a common name?
Vaelyn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 55.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 55 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vaelyn most popular?
Vaelyn reached peak popularity in 2023, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vaelyn is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vaelyn a female name?
Vaelyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vaelyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vaelyn Smith, Vaelyn Johnson, Vaelyn Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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