Unisex name · since 1956
Kalyn
7,412 babies named Kalyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,995 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,157 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,412
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kalyn is the #6157 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 7,412 recorded since 1956.
Social Security Administration records show Kalyn recorded 7,412 times among girls since 1956, holding rank #6157 nationally today, ahead of 64% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2025.
- #1,995 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,157 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,412 born since 1956
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalyn ranks #1,995 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,157 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,412 born since 1956, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,995 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,157 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,412
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kalyn's 7,412 recorded births place it above 97.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kalyn compares
7,412 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Kalyn's all-time total is 20x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kalyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,412 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 354 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kalyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kalyn splits its recorded history at 1992: 75% of all births land in the more recent half, 25% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1956 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 354 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kalyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 354
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Kalyn popularity over time - boys
381 total births recorded since 1983 (Kalyn as boys' name)
Kalyn by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,807 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Kalyn's strongest decade.
2,807 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Kalyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
- 1960s 115
1960s
115 births
- 1970s 135
1970s
135 births
- 1980s 1,111
1980s
1,111 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,807 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,304 births
- 2010s 804
2010s
804 births
- 2020s 119
2020s
119 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,807 births (38% of all-time use).
How Kalyn 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 Kalyn's total volume
Kalyn by state
Where Kalyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 695 | 9.4% |
| #2 | California | | 472 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 398 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 317 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 293 | 4.0% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 256 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 248 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 219 | 3.0% |
695 of 7,412 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Kalyn appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kalyn's data
- Kalyn's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,807 total births); usage has since declined to 119 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kalyns (695 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 Kalyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1956–2025 (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 Kalyn 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.