Unisex name · since 1990
Kelynn
Kelynn has 63 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 63
- total births
- 1990–2021
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 37%
- born in that decade
Kelynn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 63 have been recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Kelynn recorded 63 times among girls since 1990, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1990 to 2021.
- 63 total births
- 1990–2021 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 37% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kelynn's 63 recorded births place it above 55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kelynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kelynn's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kelynn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2021
- Peak year (1998)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Kelynn popularity over time - boys
26 total births recorded since 2004 (Kelynn as boys' name)
Kelynn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Kelynn's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Kelynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
23 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 23 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Kelynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1990–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kelynn: Baby Name Since 1990 - 63 Births, Peak 1998." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kelynn. 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 Kelynn 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.