Recorded 1996–2020 Girls' name Peak 2007 57 births

Cheylynn — girls' name

57 babies named Cheylynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s222010s252020s5

The verdict

57 girls have been named Cheylynn since 1996, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2020.

57
total births
1996–2020
years on record
2010s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Cheylynn was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

11 babies were named Cheylynn in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cheylynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Cheylynn between 1996 and 2020, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cheylynn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cheylynn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cheylynn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cheylynn 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 57 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.

Cheylynn at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

57

Since 1996

25 years of records

Peak year

2007

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1996

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2020

Cheylynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1996

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2007)
11
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4681012 202020142013201120102008200720011996 5

Cheylynn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
25 births that decade — 44% of Cheylynn's all-time total
1990s52000s222010s252020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cheylynn?
57 babies have been named Cheylynn since 1996. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2007 with 11 births.
When was Cheylynn most popular?
Cheylynn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Cheylynn been used?
Cheylynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 25 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Cheylynn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cheryl, Chelsea, Cheyenne, Cheri, 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, 1996–2020 (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.