Unisex name · since 1988
Keilyn
Keilyn has 1,212 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,573 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,602 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,212
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Keilyn currently ranks #4602 among unisex names in America, with 1,212 babies recorded since 1988.
Social Security Administration records show Keilyn recorded 1,212 times among girls since 1988, holding rank #4602 nationally today, ahead of 73% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #6,573 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,602 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,212 born since 1988
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keilyn ranks #6,573 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,602 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,212 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,573 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,602 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,212
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Keilyn's 1,212 recorded births place it above 90.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Keilyn compares
1,212 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Keilyn's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keilyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,212 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 63 | 21 | 19,840 |
Keilyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Keilyn's full recorded timeline at 2008, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 63 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Keilyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Keilyn popularity over time - boys
236 total births recorded since 1996 (Keilyn as boys' name)
Keilyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (483 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Keilyn's strongest decade.
483 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Keilyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 96
1990s
96 births
- 2000s
2000s
349 births
- 2010s
2010s
483 births
- 2020s
2020s
278 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 483 births (40% of all-time use).
How Keilyn 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 Keilyn's total volume
Keilyn by state
Where Keilyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 150 | 12.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 121 | 10.0% |
| #3 | California | | 116 | 9.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 65 | 5.4% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 12 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.5% |
150 of 1,212 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Keilyn's data
- Keilyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (483 total births) through the 2020s (278) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Keilyns (150 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 Keilyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Keilyn 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.