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
Blakelynn's 1,176 recorded births place it above 90.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2024)
- 148
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Currently ranks #1603 among girls.
1,176 total births across 30 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2024 with 148 births in a single year.
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
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
409 births
- 2020s
2020s
741 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 741 births (63% of all-time use).
Blakelynn decade highlights
- Peak decade 741 births
- Runner-up 409 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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 by state
Where Blakelynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| 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% |
108 of 1,176 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 9.2% of nationwide
- Georgia 4.8% of nationwide
- Kentucky 4.8% of nationwide
- Ohio 3.9% of nationwide
- Tennessee 3.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 20 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 9.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Blakelynn appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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- 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.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~29 yrs)
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.
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