Girls' name · since 1971

Kellylynn

Kellylynn has 10 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

10
total births
1971–1978
years on record
1970s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade

10 girls have been named Kellylynn since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Kellylynn has 10 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1978.

  • 10 total births
  • 1971–1978 years on record
  • 1970s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Kellylynn's 10 recorded births place it above 21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kellylynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Kellylynn splits its recorded history at 1978: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births).

Kellylynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1978

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1971)
5
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
5 19711978 5

Kellylynn by decade

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

1970s was Kellylynn's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Kellylynn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kellylynn?
Kellylynn has been given to 10 babies in the U.S. since 1971, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1978. 5 babies were born in 1971, its single highest year.
When was Kellylynn most popular?
Kellylynn was most popular in the 1970s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Kellylynn been used?
The SSA has tracked Kellylynn since 1971 -- 8 years through the most recent 1978 data.
What names are similar to Kellylynn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kelly, Kelsey, Kelli, Kellie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1971–1978 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Kellylynn: Baby Name Since 1971 - 10 Births, Peak 1971." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kellylynn. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Kellylynn 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 July 2026.