Girls' name · since 1982
Kaelynn
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 5,052 babies named Kaelynn, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,559 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,315 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,052
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaelynn currently ranks #2315 among girls' names in America, with 5,052 babies recorded since 1982.
Kaelynn has 5,052 recorded births among girls since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2315 as of the latest data, more common than 87% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #2,559 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,315 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,052 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaelynn ranks #2,559 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,315 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,052 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,559 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,315 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,052
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaelynn's 5,052 recorded births place it above 96.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kaelynn compares
5,052 Top 14% higher than 86% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kaelynn's all-time total is 13x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaelynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,052 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 288 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaelynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaelynn's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 84% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 16%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 288, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaelynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 288
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Kaelynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,406 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Kaelynn's strongest decade.
2,406 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Kaelynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 67
1980s
67 births
- 1990s 428
1990s
428 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,467 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,406 births
- 2020s 684
2020s
684 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,406 births (48% of all-time use).
How Kaelynn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kaelynn's total volume
Kaelynn by state
Where Kaelynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 514 | 10.2% |
| #2 | California | | 472 | 9.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 230 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 223 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 157 | 3.1% |
| #6 | New York | | 142 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 142 | 2.8% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 137 | 2.7% |
514 of 5,052 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Kaelynn appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kaelynn's data
- Kaelynn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (2,406 total births); usage has since declined to 684 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kaelynns (514 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kaelynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Kaelynn 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.