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Westlyn

91% girls · 38 born in 2025

Westlyn has been given to about 496 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2017, which makes it a current name.

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Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 493
Median age today8 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Westlyn per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2017 · 120
  • Born in 202538
  • All time496

How popular is Westlyn?

Its best year was 2017, when 120 babies were given the name, ranking 1875th. The typical living American called Westlyn is about 8 years old today.

Names that sound like Westlyn

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Merlyn0.68
  2. Evelyn0.60
  3. Gwendolyn0.59
  4. Joselyn0.60
  5. Roselyn0.60
  6. Evalyn0.60
  7. Jerilyn0.60
  8. Geralyn0.60

Middle names for Westlyn

Ranked by flow score
  1. Westlyn Anne0.81
  2. Westlyn Catherine0.78
  3. Westlyn Josephine0.78
  4. Westlyn Rose0.77
  5. Westlyn Marie0.77
  6. Westlyn Grace0.77

Sibling names for Westlyn

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Meilanisister · 0.84
  2. Khaleesisister · 0.82
  3. Royaltysister · 0.82
  4. Matheobrother · 0.81
  5. Lochlanbrother · 0.80
  6. Kaisenbrother · 0.80

Where Westlyn is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Westlyn Anderson0.77
    2. Westlyn Moore0.72
    3. Westlyn Hill0.72
    4. Westlyn Hall0.72
    5. Westlyn Brown0.72
    6. Westlyn Young0.69

    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 Westlyn

    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.