Tylin is a modern American blend of Ty, the short form of Tyler, with the ending -lin found in Jaylin and Kaylin; through Tyler it can be linked to the English occupational word "tile maker". It belongs to the group of rhyming -lin names that grew out of the Jalen and Jaylen fashion of the 1990s. Tylin has risen from about number 3770 in 2015 to number 2055 in 2025, its best rank so far.