Aylin
Meaning
moon halo, of the moon
The story
Aylin is a lovely Turkish name built on ay, the word for moon, and it is usually translated as moon halo or belonging to the moon, that soft ring of light around the moon on a clear night. The moon runs deep through Turkish naming, a symbol of beauty and calm, and Aylin carries that gentle glow. It has spread well beyond Turkey, embraced by families across the Middle East, Latin America and the United States, helped along by its appearance in popular television. Its sound is soft and modern and needs no translating to feel pretty. In the United States Aylin has been rising and reads as current as it has ever been. Delicate, luminous and easy to say in almost any language, Aylin hands a child a piece of the night sky, the quiet silver light that rings the moon.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Aylin peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
138 people · the #32,928 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 7
Among people named Aylin living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 33 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Aylin
Most people given the name Aylin in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Aylin deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Aylin truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Aylin fits with your family’s names and surname.
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