Recorded 1987–2016 Girls' name Peak 1996 271 births

Kalynne — girls' name

271 babies named Kalynne in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s231990s1002000s1032010s45
2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Kalynne was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

18 babies were named Kalynne in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kalynne

The Social Security Administration has registered 271 babies named Kalynne between 1987 and 2016, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kalynne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kalynne performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 103 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kalynne shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kalynne in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kalynne 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 271 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.

Kalynne at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

271

Since 1987

30 years of records

Peak year

1996

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1987

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2016

Kalynne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1987

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1996)
18
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
05101520 20162010200620021998199419901987 5

Kalynne by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
103 births that decade — 38% of Kalynne's all-time total
1980s231990s1002000s1032010s45

Kalynne by state

Where Kalynne concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kalynne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.8%
California share of Kalynne's total US births 1.8%

5 of 271 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kalynne?
271 babies have been named Kalynne since 1987. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1996 with 18 births.
When was Kalynne most popular?
Kalynne was most popular in the 2000s decade with 103 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Kalynne most popular?
The top states for the name Kalynne are California (5 births).
How long has the name Kalynne been used?
Kalynne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 30 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Kalynne?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kali, Kaleigh, Kaley, Kallie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1987–2016 (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.