Girls' name · since 1983
Kayln
525 babies named Kayln in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,486 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 525
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kayln is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 525 have been recorded since 1983.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayln has been recorded 525 times among girls since 1983, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2017.
- #11,486 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 525 born since 1983
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayln ranks #11,486 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 525 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,486 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 525
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kayln's 525 recorded births place it above 84.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Kayln's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kayln splits its recorded history at 2000: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kayln popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2017
- Peak year (1995)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Kayln by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (226 births, 43% of the file).
1990s was Kayln's strongest decade.
226 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Kayln births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 72
1980s
72 births
- 1990s
1990s
226 births
- 2000s
2000s
154 births
- 2010s 73
2010s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 226 births (43% of all-time use).
How Kayln 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 Kayln's total volume
Kayln by state
Where Kayln concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 16 | 3.0% |
16 of 525 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kayln's data
- Kayln's decade-level peak was the 1990s (226 total births); usage has since declined to 73 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kaylns (16 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 Kayln: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1983–2017 (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 Kayln 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.