Girls' name · since 1986
Kallyn
Kallyn has 456 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,519 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,663 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 456
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kallyn is the #6663 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 456 recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Kallyn recorded 456 times among girls since 1986, holding rank #6663 nationally today, ahead of 61% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #12,519 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,663 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 456 born since 1986
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kallyn ranks #12,519 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,663 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 456 born since 1986, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,519 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,663 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 456
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kallyn's 456 recorded births place it above 82.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Kallyn compares
456 Top 47% higher than 53% 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
Kallyn's all-time total is 21% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kallyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 456 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kallyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kallyn's full recorded timeline at 2006, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kallyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Kallyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (138 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Kallyn's strongest decade.
138 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Kallyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 33
1980s
33 births
- 1990s
1990s
78 births
- 2000s
2000s
126 births
- 2010s
2010s
138 births
- 2020s
2020s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 138 births (30% of all-time use).
Kallyn by state
Where Kallyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 11 | 2.4% |
11 of 456 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kallyn's data
- Kallyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (138 total births) through the 2020s (81) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kallyns (11 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 Kallyn: 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 (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Kallyn 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.