Fun Facts About the Name Nylin
- 49 babies named Nylin: U.S. records list 49 babies given the name Nylin from 1880 through 2025. Even 10 girls received the name Nylin - about 1 girl for every 4 boys.
What Does the Name Nylin Mean?
Nylin is a rare name whose best-attested origin is as a Swedish family name. It is built from the Swedish element ny, meaning "new," plus an ending written -lin. In Swedish family names, that ending is usually connected either with lind ("linden tree") or with lin ("flax"), so the literal sense is something like "new linden" or "new flax." The two candidate elements differ by a single letter, and because the name is uncommon, the exact second element is not firmly settled. What is clear is the first element: ny, "new," a very common opening piece in Swedish names such as Nyberg and Nylund.
Nylin Name History & Origins
Two-part Swedish family names of this kind are widespread. The ny- opening joins a nature word, as in Nyberg ("new mountain"), Nyström ("new stream"), and Nylund ("new grove"), and Nylin fits that same pattern. Names in this style spread broadly in Sweden during the 19th and early 20th centuries, when fixed hereditary surnames became standard and many families took or were given such names, sometimes from soldiers' names, farm names, or newly coined combinations. Nylin is found as a surname in Sweden and among people of Swedish descent in North America.
As a first name, Nylin is uncommon and much more recent. It is used in the United States, where it could come from the family name or from a respelling of a similar-sounding given name; the development of this given-name use is not well documented, so its basis cannot be stated with confidence.
How Popular is the Name Nylin?
Nylin has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2020. Its best rank was #9,304 in 2020.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | #17,030 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #19,285 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,629 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #11,853 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #10,480 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #9,304 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #13,480 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #10,456 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Nylin Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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