Girls' name · since 1947
Kaylynn
Since 1947, U.S. Social Security records show 12,252 babies named Kaylynn, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,471 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,573 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,252
- born since 1947
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kaylynn is the #1573 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 12,252 recorded since 1947.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaylynn has been recorded 12,252 times among girls since 1947, currently ranked #1573 nationally and more common than 91% of girls, 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 1947 to 2025.
- #1,471 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,573 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 12,252 born since 1947
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaylynn ranks #1,471 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,573 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 12,252 born since 1947, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,471 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,573 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,252
- born since 1947
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaylynn's 12,252 recorded births place it above 97.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kaylynn compares
12,252 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Kaylynn's all-time total is 33x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaylynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 12,252 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 590 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaylynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kaylynn's full recorded timeline at 1989, 94% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 6% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1948, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 590 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kaylynn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 590
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Kaylynn popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2005 (Kaylynn as boys' name)
Kaylynn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (4,241 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Kaylynn's strongest decade.
4,241 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Kaylynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 13
1940s
13 births
- 1950s 43
1950s
43 births
- 1960s 140
1960s
140 births
- 1970s 144
1970s
144 births
- 1980s 526
1980s
526 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,322 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,241 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,833 births
- 2020s 990
2020s
990 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 4,241 births (35% of all-time use).
How Kaylynn 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 Kaylynn's total volume
Kaylynn by state
Where Kaylynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,093 | 8.9% |
| #2 | California | | 910 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 750 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 562 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 530 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Florida | | 504 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 445 | 3.6% |
| #8 | New York | | 364 | 3.0% |
1,093 of 12,252 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Kaylynn appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kaylynn's data
- Kaylynn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (4,241 total births); usage has since declined to 990 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kaylynns (1,093 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 Kaylynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1947–2025 (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 Kaylynn 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.