US rank #7462 Girls' name Peak 2014 214 births

Kacelyn — #7462 US girls' name

214 babies named Kacelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s382010s1012020s75
#7462
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 58% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Kacelyn was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

16 babies were named Kacelyn in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kacelyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 214 babies named Kacelyn between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kacelyn currently holds the #7462 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kacelyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kacelyn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Kacelyn in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kacelyn 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 214 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.

Kacelyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

214

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2014

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,462

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kacelyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
16
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
05101520 20242021201820142011200820032001 7

Kacelyn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
101 births that decade — 47% of Kacelyn's all-time total
2000s382010s1012020s75

Kacelyn by state

Where Kacelyn concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Kacelyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
6 2.8%
#2 Alabama
5 2.3%
#3 Texas
5 2.3%
Louisiana share of Kacelyn's total US births 2.8%
Even split

6 of 214 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kacelyn?
214 babies have been named Kacelyn since 2001. It currently ranks #7462 among girls. The peak year was 2014 with 16 births.
When was Kacelyn most popular?
Kacelyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Kacelyn most popular?
The top states for the name Kacelyn are Louisiana (6 births), Alabama (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Kacelyn been used?
Kacelyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kacelyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kacie, Kacey, Kaci, Kacy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Keep exploring Kacelyn

Nearby Names Like Kacelyn

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kacelyn

Names with a similar popularity rank to Kacelyn

Baby Name Guides

Learn more about naming trends and how to use data to choose a name

Explore more names

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, 2001–2024 (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.