Girls' name · since 1996

Blakelynn

Blakelynn has 1,176 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#6,714 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,603 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,176
born since 1996
2020s
peak decade

Yes -- Blakelynn is the #1603 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,176 recorded since 1996.

Social Security Administration records show Blakelynn recorded 1,176 times among girls since 1996, holding rank #1603 nationally today, ahead of 91% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.

  • #6,714 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #1,603 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,176 born since 1996
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blakelynn ranks #6,714 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,603 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,176 born since 1996, peaking in the 2020s.

#6,714 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,603 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,176
born since 1996
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%90.7%
Blakelynn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Blakelynn's 1,176 recorded births place it above 90.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

20 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Blakelynn compares

1,176 Top 30% higher than 70% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Blakelynn's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Blakelynn Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,176 376 567,345
Peak-year births 148 21 19,840

Blakelynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Blakelynn's full recorded timeline at 2016, 86% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 14% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 148 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Blakelynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
148
Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
050100150200 19962009201220152018202120242025 131

Blakelynn by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (741 births, 63% of the file).

2020s was Blakelynn's strongest decade.

741 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.

Blakelynn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 741 births (63% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Blakelynn compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Blakelynn's total volume

Blakelynn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -32, 6.7%-143, 2.8%-38, 5.3%-36, 7.1%-44, 5.2%-114, 2.8%-146, 2.5%-77, 4.3%-49, 6.5%-78, 3.7%-44, 6.7%-79, 3.5%-43, 13.3%-29, 7%-124, 4.2%Blakelynn-30, 12.6%Blakelynn
Blakelynn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Blakelynn by state

Where Blakelynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Blakelynn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
108 9.2%
#2 Georgia
57 4.8%
#3 Kentucky
56 4.8%
#4 Ohio
46 3.9%
#5 Tennessee
42 3.6%
#6 Alabama
40 3.4%
#7 Missouri
37 3.1%
#8 Arkansas
24 2.0%
Texas share of Blakelynn's total US births 9.2%
Even split

108 of 1,176 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.

Blakelynn appears in 20 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Blakelynn?
Blakelynn has been given to 1,176 babies in the U.S. since 1996, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #6,714 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #1,603 of 17,297. 148 babies were born in 2024, its single highest year.
Where does Blakelynn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blakelynn ranks #6,714 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,603 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Blakelynn most popular?
Blakelynn was most popular in the 2020s decade with 741 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Blakelynn most popular?
The top states for the name Blakelynn are Texas (108 births), Georgia (57 births), Kentucky (56 births).
How long has the name Blakelynn been used?
The SSA has tracked Blakelynn since 1996 -- 30 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Blakelynn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Blanche, Blanca, Blair, Blakely, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Blakelynn's data

  • Texas records the most Blakelynns (108 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Blakelynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1996–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Blakelynn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.