Girls' name · since 1953
Kaylin
Kaylin has 19,307 recorded births since 1953 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,091 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,645 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 19,307
- born since 1953
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kaylin is the #1645 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 19,307 recorded since 1953.
Social Security Administration records show Kaylin recorded 19,307 times among girls since 1953, holding rank #1645 nationally today, ahead of 90% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2025.
- #1,091 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,645 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 19,307 born since 1953
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaylin ranks #1,091 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,645 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 19,307 born since 1953, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,091 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,645 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 19,307
- born since 1953
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaylin's 19,307 recorded births place it above 98.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kaylin compares
19,307 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Kaylin's all-time total is 51x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaylin | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 19,307 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 869 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaylin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaylin's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 87% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 13%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1953, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 869, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaylin popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 869
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Kaylin popularity over time - boys
627 total births recorded since 1987 (Kaylin as boys' name)
Kaylin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (7,373 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Kaylin's strongest decade.
7,373 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Kaylin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 65
1960s
65 births
- 1970s 69
1970s
69 births
- 1980s 1,004
1980s
1,004 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,616 births
- 2000s
2000s
7,373 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,128 births
- 2020s 1,041
2020s
1,041 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 7,373 births (38% of all-time use).
How Kaylin 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 Kaylin's total volume
Kaylin by state
Where Kaylin concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,973 | 10.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,524 | 7.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,148 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,110 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 795 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 721 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 709 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 681 | 3.5% |
1,973 of 19,307 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Kaylin appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kaylin's data
- Kaylin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (7,373 total births); usage has since declined to 1,041 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kaylins (1,973 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kaylin: 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 (~72 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, 1953–2025 (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 Kaylin 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.