Girls' name · since 1972

Kerilynn

33 babies named Kerilynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

33
total births
1972–1995
years on record
1990s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade

Kerilynn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 33 have been recorded since 1972.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kerilynn has been recorded 33 times among girls since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1995.

  • 33 total births
  • 1972–1995 years on record
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 48% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kerilynn's 33 recorded births place it above 45% 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.

Kerilynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Kerilynn splits its recorded history at 1990: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1972 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Kerilynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1995

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1972)
6
Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
4.555.566.5 197219801982199019911995 5

Kerilynn by decade

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

1990s was Kerilynn's strongest decade.

16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.

Kerilynn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 16 births (48% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kerilynn?
Kerilynn has been given to 33 babies in the U.S. since 1972, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1995. 6 babies were born in 1972, its single highest year.
When was Kerilynn most popular?
Kerilynn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Kerilynn been used?
Records for Kerilynn go back to 1972, giving 24 years of history through 1995.
What names are similar to Kerilynn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kerry, Kerri, Keri, Kerrie, 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, 1972–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

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NameAlmanac. "Kerilynn: Baby Name Since 1972 - 33 Births, Peak 1972." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kerilynn. 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 Kerilynn 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.