Girls' name · since 1937
Kenlynn
Since 1937, U.S. Social Security records show 180 babies named Kenlynn, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,902 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,067 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 180
- born since 1937
- 2010s
- peak decade
180 babies have been named Kenlynn since 1937, making it today's #12067 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kenlynn recorded 180 times among girls since 1937, holding rank #12067 nationally today, ahead of 30% 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 1937 to 2025.
- #20,902 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,067 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 180 born since 1937
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenlynn ranks #20,902 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,067 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 180 born since 1937, peaking in the 2010s.
- #20,902 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,067 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 180
- born since 1937
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kenlynn's 180 recorded births place it above 71.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Kenlynn compares
180 35th percentile among 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
Kenlynn's all-time total is 52% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kenlynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 180 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kenlynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kenlynn's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1937, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kenlynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 89 years of records
Kenlynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (100 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Kenlynn's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Kenlynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
100 births
- 2020s
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 100 births (56% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kenlynn's data
- Kenlynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (100 total births) through the 2020s (60) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kenlynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~88 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, 1937–2025 (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 Kenlynn 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.