Girls' name · since 1997
Caelynn
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 607 babies named Caelynn, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,469 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,131 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 607
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
607 babies have been named Caelynn since 1997, making it today's #8131 girls' name.
Caelynn has 607 recorded births among girls since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8131 as of the latest data, more common than 53% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #10,469 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,131 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 607 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caelynn ranks #10,469 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,131 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 607 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,469 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,131 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 607
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Caelynn's 607 recorded births place it above 85.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Caelynn compares
607 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Caelynn's all-time total is 61% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Caelynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 607 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 21 | 19,840 |
Caelynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Caelynn splits its recorded history at 2013: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 50 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Caelynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Caelynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (319 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Caelynn's strongest decade.
319 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Caelynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s 118
2000s
118 births
- 2010s
2010s
319 births
- 2020s
2020s
158 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 319 births (53% of all-time use).
How Caelynn 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 Caelynn's total volume
Caelynn by state
Where Caelynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
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What to do with Caelynn's data
- Caelynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (319 total births) through the 2020s (158) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Caelynns (22 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 Caelynn: 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 (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Caelynn 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.