US rank #5757 Girls' name Peak 2019 199 births

Kaislyn — #5757 US girls' name

199 babies named Kaislyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s922020s107
#5757
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 67% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Kaislyn was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

29 babies were named Kaislyn in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaislyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 199 babies named Kaislyn between 2012 and 2024, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaislyn currently holds the #5757 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaislyn performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 107 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kaislyn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 25 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaislyn in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaislyn 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 199 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.

Kaislyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

199

Since 2012

13 years of records

Peak year

2019

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#5,757

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2012

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaislyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2012

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
29
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
010203040 202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142012 6

Kaislyn by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
107 births that decade — 54% of Kaislyn's all-time total
2010s922020s107

Kaislyn by state

Where Kaislyn concentrates geographically — total births since 2012

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kaislyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
25 12.6%
#2 Louisiana
5 2.5%
Texas share of Kaislyn's total US births 12.6%
Even split

25 of 199 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaislyn?
199 babies have been named Kaislyn since 2012. It currently ranks #5757 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 29 births.
When was Kaislyn most popular?
Kaislyn was most popular in the 2020s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Kaislyn most popular?
The top states for the name Kaislyn are Texas (25 births), Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Kaislyn been used?
Kaislyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 13 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaislyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaitlyn, Kaitlin, Kailey, Kaia, 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, 2012–2024 (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.