Girls' name · since 1987
Caylynn
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 368 babies named Caylynn, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,209 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 368
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
368 girls have been named Caylynn since 1987, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caylynn has been recorded 368 times among girls since 1987, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2024.
- #14,209 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 368 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caylynn ranks #14,209 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 368 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,209 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 368
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Caylynn's 368 recorded births place it above 80.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Caylynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Caylynn splits its recorded history at 2008: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Caylynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2024
- Peak year (2009)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Caylynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (160 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Caylynn's strongest decade.
160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Caylynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 59
1990s
59 births
- 2000s
2000s
120 births
- 2010s
2010s
160 births
- 2020s 24
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 160 births (43% of all-time use).
Caylynn by state
Where Caylynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
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What to do with Caylynn's data
- Caylynn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (160 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Caylynns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Caylynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
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, 1987–2024 (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 Caylynn 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.