Girls' name · since 1988
Calynn
Calynn has 504 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,805 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,319 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 504
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Calynn is the #12319 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 504 recorded since 1988.
Calynn has 504 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12319 as of the latest data, more common than 29% 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 1988 to 2025.
- #11,805 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,319 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 504 born since 1988
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Calynn ranks #11,805 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,319 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 504 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,805 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,319 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 504
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Calynn's 504 recorded births place it above 83.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Calynn compares
504 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Calynn's all-time total is 34% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Calynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 504 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Calynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Calynn's full recorded timeline at 2007, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Calynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Calynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (169 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Calynn's strongest decade.
169 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Calynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
92 births
- 2000s
2000s
141 births
- 2010s
2010s
169 births
- 2020s
2020s
86 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 169 births (34% of all-time use).
How Calynn 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 Calynn's total volume
Calynn by state
Where Calynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
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What to do with Calynn's data
- Calynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (169 total births) through the 2020s (86) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Calynns (6 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 Calynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Calynn 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.