Girls' name · since 1988
Kaytlen
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 206 babies named Kaytlen, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,527 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 206
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
206 girls have been named Kaytlen since 1988, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kaytlen recorded 206 times among girls since 1988, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1988 to 2012.
- #19,527 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 206 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaytlen ranks #19,527 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 206 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #19,527 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 206
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaytlen's 206 recorded births place it above 72.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kaytlen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kaytlen's full recorded timeline at 2000, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kaytlen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2012
- Peak year (2004)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Kaytlen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (100 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Kaytlen's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Kaytlen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
86 births
- 2000s
2000s
100 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 100 births (49% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kaytlen's data
- Kaytlen's decade-level peak was the 2000s (100 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Kaytlen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1988–2012 (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 Kaytlen 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.