Zalyn bursts onto the baby-name scene with all the panache of a comet streaking through a pastel sky, a modern marvel born from the finger-snap fusion of the zesty “Z,” the alphabet’s grand finale, and the Welsh “llyn,” meaning lake. Pronounced ZAY-lin, this unisex charmer drapes itself around little ones—boy or girl—with the same breezy grin you’d expect from a summer zephyr dancing across dawn’s mirror-like waters. Think of it as Zane’s daring meets Lynn’s tranquility, stitched together in a playful patchwork that feels both fresh and familiar. Though fewer than a dozen tiny Zaylins appear in U.S. birth registers each year, with a steady stay inside the top 1,000 since the early 2000s, this rarity only adds to its glow—because sometimes the most dazzling stars are the ones you barely see coming.