Unisex name · since 1964
Kellyn
Kellyn has 1,984 recorded births since 1964 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,725 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,127 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,984
- born since 1964
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kellyn currently ranks #11127 among unisex names in America, with 1,984 babies recorded since 1964.
Social Security Administration records show Kellyn recorded 1,984 times among girls since 1964, holding rank #11127 nationally today, ahead of 36% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2025.
- #4,725 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,127 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,984 born since 1964
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kellyn ranks #4,725 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,127 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,984 born since 1964, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,725 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,127 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,984
- born since 1964
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kellyn's 1,984 recorded births place it above 93.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kellyn compares
1,984 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Kellyn's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kellyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,984 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 97 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kellyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kellyn's full recorded timeline at 1999, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1965, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 97 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kellyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (1985)
- 97
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Kellyn popularity over time - boys
225 total births recorded since 1980 (Kellyn as boys' name)
Kellyn by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (571 births, 29% of the file).
1980s was Kellyn's strongest decade.
571 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Kellyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 27
1960s
27 births
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s
1980s
571 births
- 1990s
1990s
420 births
- 2000s
2000s
470 births
- 2010s
2010s
379 births
- 2020s 91
2020s
91 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 571 births (29% of all-time use).
How Kellyn 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 Kellyn's total volume
Kellyn by state
Where Kellyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 118 | 5.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 42 | 2.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 28 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 22 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 15 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 15 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 15 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 11 | 0.6% |
118 of 1,984 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Kellyn appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kellyn's data
- Kellyn's decade-level peak was the 1980s (571 total births); usage has since declined to 91 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kellyns (118 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Kellyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1964–2025 (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 Kellyn 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.