Girls' name · since 1991
Chaelyn
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 75 babies named Chaelyn, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,299 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 75
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Chaelyn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 75 recorded since 1991.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chaelyn has been recorded 75 times among girls since 1991, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2012.
- #30,299 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 75 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chaelyn ranks #30,299 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 75 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #30,299 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 75
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Chaelyn's 75 recorded births place it above 57.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chaelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chaelyn's full recorded timeline at 2002, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chaelyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2012
- Peak year (2011)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Chaelyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (41 births, 55% of the file).
2000s was Chaelyn's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Chaelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
41 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 41 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Chaelyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (41 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chaelyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~21 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, 1991–2012 (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 Chaelyn 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.