Recorded 1987–2020 Girls' name Peak 2001 1,285 births

Kaytlynn — girls' name

1,285 babies named Kaytlynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s271990s4852000s5962010s1702020s7
2000s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Kaytlynn was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

82 babies were named Kaytlynn in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaytlynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,285 babies named Kaytlynn between 1987 and 2020, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaytlynn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 82 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaytlynn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 596 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kaytlynn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 111 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaytlynn in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaytlynn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,285 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kaytlynn at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

1,285

Since 1987

34 years of records

Peak year

2001

82 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1987

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2020

Kaytlynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1987

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2001)
82
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
020406080100 20202014200920041999199419891987 7

Kaytlynn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
596 births that decade — 46% of Kaytlynn's all-time total
1980s271990s4852000s5962010s1702020s7

Kaytlynn by state

Where Kaytlynn concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kaytlynn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
111 8.6%
#2 California
70 5.4%
#3 Ohio
22 1.7%
#4 Missouri
18 1.4%
#5 Washington
18 1.4%
#6 Indiana
17 1.3%
#7 Arizona
10 0.8%
#8 Michigan
10 0.8%
Texas share of Kaytlynn's total US births 8.6%
Even split

111 of 1,285 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Kaytlynn appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaytlynn?
1,285 babies have been named Kaytlynn since 1987. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2001 with 82 births.
When was Kaytlynn most popular?
Kaytlynn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 596 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Kaytlynn most popular?
The top states for the name Kaytlynn are Texas (111 births), California (70 births), Ohio (22 births).
How long has the name Kaytlynn been used?
Kaytlynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 34 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Kaytlynn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kayla, Kaylee, Kay, Kayleigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1987–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.