Recorded 1991–2012 Girls' name Peak 2011 75 births

Chaelyn — girls' name

75 babies named Chaelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

75 girls have been named Chaelyn since 1991, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2012.

75
total births
1991–2012
years on record
2000s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Chaelyn was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

8 babies were named Chaelyn in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chaelyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 75 babies named Chaelyn between 1991 and 2012, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chaelyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chaelyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Chaelyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chaelyn 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 75 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.

Chaelyn at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

75

Since 1991

22 years of records

Peak year

2011

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1991

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2012

Chaelyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1991

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2011)
8
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
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Chaelyn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
41 births that decade — 55% of Chaelyn's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chaelyn?
75 babies have been named Chaelyn since 1991. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2011 with 8 births.
When was Chaelyn most popular?
Chaelyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Chaelyn been used?
Chaelyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 22 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Chaelyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charlotte, Charlene, Charlie, Charity, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1991–2012 (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.