Girls' name · since 1987
Kalynne
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 271 babies named Kalynne, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,817 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 271
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
271 girls have been named Kalynne since 1987, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Kalynne has 271 recorded births among girls since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2016.
- #16,817 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 271 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalynne ranks #16,817 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 271 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,817 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 271
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kalynne's 271 recorded births place it above 76.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kalynne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kalynne's full recorded timeline at 2001, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kalynne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2016
- Peak year (1996)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2016.
271 total births across 30 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1996 with 18 births in a single year.
Kalynne by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (103 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Kalynne's strongest decade.
103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Kalynne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s
1990s
100 births
- 2000s
2000s
103 births
- 2010s
2010s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 103 births (38% of all-time use).
Kalynne decade highlights
- Peak decade 103 births
- Runner-up 100 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Kalynne by state
Where Kalynne concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.8% |
5 of 271 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 1.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 1.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Kalynne's data
- Kalynne's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (103 total births) through the 2010s (45) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kalynnes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kalynne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1987–2016 (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 Kalynne 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.
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