Alyn

Where Alyn comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Alyn.

Alyn through the years
  1. 1947
    First appearance
    #5,295 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2005
    Peak, #4,373
    31 babies named Alyn, the most in any year.
  3. 2011
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #8,196.
  4. 2021
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name, compare with Alun.
Namesakes

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Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.