Girls' name · since 1986
Kayelyn
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 289 babies named Kayelyn, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,242 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 289
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kayelyn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 289 have been recorded since 1986.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayelyn has been recorded 289 times among girls since 1986, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1986 to 2018.
- #16,242 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 289 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayelyn ranks #16,242 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 289 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,242 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 289
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kayelyn's 289 recorded births place it above 77.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kayelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kayelyn's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kayelyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2018
- Peak year (1999)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Kayelyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (114 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Kayelyn's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Kayelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
83 births
- 2000s
2000s
114 births
- 2010s
2010s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 114 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Kayelyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (114 total births) through the 2010s (73) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kayelyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1986–2018 (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 Kayelyn 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.