Girls' name · since 1987
Caelyn
Caelyn has 2,421 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,134 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,306 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,421
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Caelyn is the #5306 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,421 recorded since 1987.
Social Security Administration records show Caelyn recorded 2,421 times among girls since 1987, holding rank #5306 nationally today, ahead of 69% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #4,134 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,306 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,421 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caelyn ranks #4,134 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,306 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,421 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,134 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,306 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,421
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Caelyn's 2,421 recorded births place it above 94.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Caelyn compares
2,421 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Caelyn's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Caelyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,421 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 193 | 21 | 19,840 |
Caelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Caelyn splits its recorded history at 2007: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 193 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Caelyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 193
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Caelyn popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2012 (Caelyn as boys' name)
Caelyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,171 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Caelyn's strongest decade.
1,171 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Caelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 150
1990s
150 births
- 2000s
2000s
893 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,171 births
- 2020s 194
2020s
194 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,171 births (48% of all-time use).
How Caelyn 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 Caelyn's total volume
Caelyn by state
Where Caelyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 181 | 7.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 176 | 7.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 100 | 4.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 76 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 75 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 70 | 2.9% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 56 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 45 | 1.9% |
181 of 2,421 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Caelyn appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Caelyn's data
- Caelyn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (1,171 total births); usage has since declined to 194 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Caelyns (181 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Caelyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Caelyn 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.