Recorded 1990–2025 Girls' name Peak 2008 394 births

Kayelynn — girls' name

394 babies named Kayelynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s632000s1342010s1572020s40

The verdict

394 girls have been named Kayelynn since 1990, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.

394
total births
1990–2025
years on record
2010s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Kayelynn was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

27 babies were named Kayelynn in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kayelynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 394 babies named Kayelynn between 1990 and 2025, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kayelynn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kayelynn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 157 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kayelynn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kayelynn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kayelynn 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 394 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.

Kayelynn at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

394

Since 1990

36 years of records

Peak year

2008

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1990

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2025

Kayelynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1990

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2008)
27
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
051015202530 202520202016201220082004200019961990 5

Kayelynn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
157 births that decade — 40% of Kayelynn's all-time total
1990s632000s1342010s1572020s40

Kayelynn by state

Where Kayelynn concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kayelynn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.3%
Texas share of Kayelynn's total US births 1.3%

5 of 394 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kayelynn?
394 babies have been named Kayelynn since 1990. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2008 with 27 births.
When was Kayelynn most popular?
Kayelynn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 157 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Kayelynn most popular?
The top states for the name Kayelynn are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Kayelynn been used?
Kayelynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 36 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Kayelynn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kayla, Kaylee, Kay, Kayleigh, 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, 1990–2025 (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.