Recorded 2002–2016 Girls' name Peak 2012 24 births

Chaelynn — girls' name

24 babies named Chaelynn in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

24 girls have been named Chaelynn since 2002, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2016.

24
total births
2002–2016
years on record
2010s
peak decade
79%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

79% of everyone ever named Chaelynn was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

7 babies were named Chaelynn in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chaelynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Chaelynn between 2002 and 2016, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chaelynn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chaelynn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Chaelynn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chaelynn 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 24 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.

Chaelynn at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

24

Since 2002

15 years of records

Peak year

2012

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

2002

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2016

Chaelynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2002

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2012)
7
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
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Chaelynn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
19 births that decade — 79% of Chaelynn's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chaelynn?
24 babies have been named Chaelynn since 2002. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2012 with 7 births.
When was Chaelynn most popular?
Chaelynn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Chaelynn been used?
Chaelynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 15 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Chaelynn?
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, 2002–2016 (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.