US rank #11389 Girls' name Peak 2008 496 births

Calynn — #11389 US girls' name

496 babies named Calynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s161990s922000s1412010s1692020s78
#11389
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 36% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Calynn was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

26 babies were named Calynn in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Calynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 496 babies named Calynn between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Calynn currently holds the #11389 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Calynn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 169 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Calynn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Calynn in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Calynn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 496 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Calynn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

496

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2008

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,389

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Calynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
26
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
051015202530 202420192014200920041999199419891988 9

Calynn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
169 births that decade — 34% of Calynn's all-time total
1980s161990s922000s1412010s1692020s78

Calynn by state

Where Calynn concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Calynn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 1.2%
#2 Georgia
5 1.0%
Texas share of Calynn's total US births 1.2%
Even split

6 of 496 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Calynn?
496 babies have been named Calynn since 1988. It currently ranks #11389 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 26 births.
When was Calynn most popular?
Calynn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 169 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Calynn most popular?
The top states for the name Calynn are Texas (6 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Calynn been used?
Calynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Calynn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Callie, Cali, Calista, Caleigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.