Girls' name · since 2005
Kahlynn
Since 2005, U.S. Social Security records show 26 babies named Kahlynn, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #42,739 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 26
- born since 2005
- 2000s
- peak decade
26 girls have been named Kahlynn since 2005, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kahlynn recorded 26 times among girls since 2005, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2012.
- #42,739 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 26 born since 2005
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kahlynn ranks #42,739 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 2005, peaking in the 2000s.
- #42,739 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 26
- born since 2005
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kahlynn's 26 recorded births place it above 40.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kahlynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kahlynn's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kahlynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2012
- Peak year (2008)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Kahlynn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (21 births, 81% of the file).
2000s was Kahlynn's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.
Kahlynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
21 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 21 births (81% of all-time use).
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- Kahlynn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (21 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kahlynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~7 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, 2005–2012 (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 Kahlynn 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.