Recorded 2000–2022 Girls' name Peak 2017 113 births

Keslyn — girls' name

113 babies named Keslyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

113 girls have been named Keslyn since 2000, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2022.

113
total births
2000–2022
years on record
2010s
peak decade
51%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Keslyn was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

11 babies were named Keslyn in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keslyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 113 babies named Keslyn between 2000 and 2022, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Keslyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keslyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Keslyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Keslyn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keslyn 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 113 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.

Keslyn at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

113

Since 2000

23 years of records

Peak year

2017

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2000

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2022

Keslyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2000

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2017)
11
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4681012 20222019201520122010200720042000 5

Keslyn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
58 births that decade — 51% of Keslyn's all-time total
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Keslyn by state

Where Keslyn concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Keslyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 4.4%
Texas share of Keslyn's total US births 4.4%

5 of 113 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keslyn?
113 babies have been named Keslyn since 2000. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2017 with 11 births.
When was Keslyn most popular?
Keslyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Keslyn most popular?
The top states for the name Keslyn are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Keslyn been used?
Keslyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 23 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Keslyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keshia, Kesha, Kesia, Kesley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2000–2022 (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.