Recorded 1998–2011 Girls' name Peak 2003 45 births

Kealyn — girls' name

45 babies named Kealyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s272010s13

The verdict

45 girls have been named Kealyn since 1998, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2011.

45
total births
1998–2011
years on record
2000s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Kealyn was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

10 babies were named Kealyn in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kealyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 45 babies named Kealyn between 1998 and 2011, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kealyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kealyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kealyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kealyn 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 45 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.

Kealyn at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

45

Since 1998

14 years of records

Peak year

2003

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1998

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2011

Kealyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1998

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2003)
10
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4681012 2011201020092007200320021998 5

Kealyn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
27 births that decade — 60% of Kealyn's all-time total
1990s52000s272010s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kealyn?
45 babies have been named Kealyn since 1998. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2003 with 10 births.
When was Kealyn most popular?
Kealyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Kealyn been used?
Kealyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 14 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Kealyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keara, Keanna, Keana, Keaira, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1998–2011 (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.