Girls' name · since 1989
Kaylinn
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 606 babies named Kaylinn, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,491 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,559 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 606
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
606 babies have been named Kaylinn since 1989, making it today's #15559 girls' name.
Kaylinn has 606 recorded births among girls since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15559 as of the latest data, more common than 10% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #10,491 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,559 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 606 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaylinn ranks #10,491 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,559 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 606 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,491 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,559 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 606
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaylinn's 606 recorded births place it above 85.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Kaylinn compares
606 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Kaylinn's all-time total is 61% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaylinn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 606 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaylinn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kaylinn's full recorded timeline at 2007, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2024, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kaylinn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Kaylinn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (235 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Kaylinn's strongest decade.
235 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Kaylinn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
110 births
- 2000s
2000s
215 births
- 2010s
2010s
235 births
- 2020s 40
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 235 births (39% of all-time use).
How Kaylinn 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 Kaylinn's total volume
Kaylinn by state
Where Kaylinn concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 18 | 3.0% |
| #2 | California | | 7 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.8% |
18 of 606 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Kaylinn's data
- Kaylinn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (235 total births); usage has since declined to 40 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kaylinns (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Kaylinn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Kaylinn 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.