US rank #2028 Girls' name Peak 2012 4,972 births

Kaelynn — #2028 US girls' name

4,972 babies named Kaelynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, 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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#2028
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 89% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Kaelynn was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

288 babies were named Kaelynn in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaelynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,972 babies named Kaelynn between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaelynn currently holds the #2028 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 288 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaelynn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 2,405 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kaelynn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 501 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaelynn in 38 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaelynn 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 4,972 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.

Kaelynn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,972

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2012

288 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,028

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaelynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
288
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
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Kaelynn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
2,405 births that decade — 48% of Kaelynn's all-time total
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Kaelynn by state

Where Kaelynn concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kaelynn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
501 10.1%
#2 California
467 9.4%
#3 Ohio
230 4.6%
#4 Florida
214 4.3%
#5 Georgia
151 3.0%
#6 New York
142 2.9%
#7 Pennsylvania
142 2.9%
#8 North Carolina
131 2.6%
Texas share of Kaelynn's total US births 10.1%
Even split

501 of 4,972 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.

Kaelynn appears in 38 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaelynn?
4,972 babies have been named Kaelynn since 1982. It currently ranks #2028 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 288 births.
When was Kaelynn most popular?
Kaelynn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 2,405 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Kaelynn most popular?
The top states for the name Kaelynn are Texas (501 births), California (467 births), Ohio (230 births).
How long has the name Kaelynn been used?
Kaelynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaelynn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaelyn, Kaela, Kaeli, Kaelin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1982–2024 (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.