US rank #11176 Girls' name Peak 2021 173 births

Kenlynn — #11176 US girls' name

173 babies named Kenlynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s101960s51990s52010s1002020s53
#11176
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 37% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Kenlynn was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

17 babies were named Kenlynn in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kenlynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 173 babies named Kenlynn between 1937 and 2024, spanning 88 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kenlynn currently holds the #11176 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kenlynn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kenlynn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kenlynn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 173 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kenlynn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

173

Since 1937

88 years of records

Peak year

2021

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,176

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1937

Recorded for 88 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kenlynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1937

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
17
Annual births at peak — across 88 years of records
05101520 2024202120182015201219611937 5

Kenlynn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
100 births that decade — 58% of Kenlynn's all-time total
1930s101960s51990s52010s1002020s53

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kenlynn?
173 babies have been named Kenlynn since 1937. It currently ranks #11176 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 17 births.
When was Kenlynn most popular?
Kenlynn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Kenlynn been used?
Kenlynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1937, spanning 88 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kenlynn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kendra, Kennedy, Kendall, Kenya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1937–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.