Girls' name · since 1985
Kaytlyn
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 2,722 babies named Kaytlyn, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,826 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,662 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,722
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kaytlyn is the #13662 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,722 recorded since 1985.
Kaytlyn has 2,722 recorded births among girls since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13662 as of the latest data, more common than 21% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #3,826 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,662 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,722 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaytlyn ranks #3,826 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,662 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,722 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,826 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,662 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,722
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaytlyn's 2,722 recorded births place it above 94.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kaytlyn compares
2,722 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Kaytlyn's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaytlyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,722 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 158 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaytlyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaytlyn splits its recorded history at 2005: 25% of all births land in the more recent half, 75% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2025 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 158 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaytlyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 158
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Kaytlyn by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,272 births, 47% of the file).
1990s was Kaytlyn's strongest decade.
1,272 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Kaytlyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 126
1980s
126 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,272 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,009 births
- 2010s 252
2010s
252 births
- 2020s 63
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,272 births (47% of all-time use).
How Kaytlyn 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 Kaytlyn's total volume
Kaytlyn by state
Where Kaytlyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 216 | 7.9% |
| #2 | California | | 194 | 7.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 93 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 75 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 72 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 60 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 56 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 55 | 2.0% |
216 of 2,722 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Kaytlyn appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kaytlyn's data
- Kaytlyn's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,272 total births); usage has since declined to 63 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kaytlyns (216 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 Kaytlyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Kaytlyn 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.