Girls' name · since 1998
Kealyn
Kealyn has 45 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #36,206 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 45
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kealyn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 45 recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Kealyn recorded 45 times among girls since 1998, 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 1998 to 2011.
- #36,206 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 45 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kealyn ranks #36,206 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 45 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #36,206 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 45
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kealyn's 45 recorded births place it above 49.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kealyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kealyn's full recorded timeline at 2007, 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 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kealyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2011
- Peak year (2003)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Kealyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (27 births, 60% of the file).
2000s was Kealyn's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Kealyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
27 births
- 2010s
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 27 births (60% of all-time use).
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- Kealyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (27 total births) through the 2010s (13) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kealyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1998–2011 (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 Kealyn 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.