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Girl name

Tamilyn

100% girls · last recorded 1982

Tamilyn has been given to about 101 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1969, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 92
Median age today63 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tamilyn per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1969 · 13
  • Born in 20250
  • All time101

How popular is Tamilyn?

Its best year was 1969, when 13 babies were given the name, ranking 4162nd. The typical living American called Tamilyn is about 63 years old today.

Names that sound like Tamilyn

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marilyn0.79
  2. Madilyn0.79
  3. Kailyn0.79
  4. Jailyn0.79
  5. Cailyn0.79
  6. Ailyn0.79
  7. Addilyn0.76
  8. Kaitlyn0.68

Middle names for Tamilyn

Ranked by flow score
  1. Tamilyn Anne0.83
  2. Tamilyn Eve0.82
  3. Tamilyn Rose0.79
  4. Tamilyn Marie0.79
  5. Tamilyn Grace0.79
  6. Tamilyn Jane0.79

Sibling names for Tamilyn

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Chrisbrother · 0.58
  2. Robinsister · 0.57
  3. Pennysister · 0.55
  4. Markbrother · 0.55
  5. Scottbrother · 0.54
  6. Reginasister · 0.52

Where Tamilyn is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Tamilyn Reyes0.74
    2. Tamilyn Moore0.74
    3. Tamilyn Lee0.74
    4. Tamilyn Hall0.74
    5. Tamilyn Green0.74
    6. Tamilyn Brown0.74

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Tamilyn

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.