Girls' name · since 1955
Kalynn
Kalynn has 3,689 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,147 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,198 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,689
- born since 1955
- 2000s
- peak decade
3,689 babies have been named Kalynn since 1955, making it today's #7198 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalynn has been recorded 3,689 times among girls since 1955, currently ranked #7198 nationally and more common than 58% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2025.
- #3,147 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,198 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,689 born since 1955
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalynn ranks #3,147 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,198 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,689 born since 1955, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,147 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,198 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,689
- born since 1955
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kalynn's 3,689 recorded births place it above 95.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kalynn compares
3,689 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Kalynn's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kalynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,689 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 145 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kalynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kalynn's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1955, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 145, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kalynn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 145
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Kalynn popularity over time - boys
33 total births recorded since 1988 (Kalynn as boys' name)
Kalynn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,189 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Kalynn's strongest decade.
1,189 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Kalynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 70
1960s
70 births
- 1970s 68
1970s
68 births
- 1980s 347
1980s
347 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,104 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,189 births
- 2010s
2010s
757 births
- 2020s 143
2020s
143 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,189 births (32% of all-time use).
How Kalynn 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 Kalynn's total volume
Kalynn by state
Where Kalynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 330 | 8.9% |
| #2 | California | | 199 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 155 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 124 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 97 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 86 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 85 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 82 | 2.2% |
330 of 3,689 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Kalynn appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kalynn's data
- Kalynn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,189 total births); usage has since declined to 143 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kalynns (330 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 Kalynn: 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 (~70 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, 1955–2025 (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 Kalynn 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.